Fishing Stories

 go ..... it was this big BUT he got away

except - I had a net. And the smallmouth came aboard the boat.

Could I get a picture, barely. I finally, did ' timer' and lined up the picture. Not the greatest.

I'm wearing the floatation vest

Coming Up to

 mid June

The yellow sun is blasting away. A jumpin' jiminy, kind of day

Looking for validation. OR
What is your most impressive achievement ?

Hey, about ' splitting the atom ' ?
And who invented the popsicle stick ?
[bet they thought it was a tongue depressor ]
or [ an ' ah...h  ..h - stick ' ]

 We needed peanut butter [ I needed peanut butter ! ]. At the Tiger on Sunday, ' ADAM S Only Peanuts - peanut butter ' was on sale [ $1 off }. At home, this morning, I was turning the jar upside down, so that the oil  would mix w/ the solid stuff. The best before date was Ma 24, 2022. Oops !
Back to the store - we were out of coffee too - and returned the Adam s peanut butter. I checked the peanut butter shelf. Yep, the Adam s bottles were best before dated ' 2022 MA 24. But one jar was ' 2021 DE 2018. Does peanut butter die ?
Anyway, I had to settle for Planter s Crunchy PB [ 2023 MR 20 ] see I did look !

Velcro is a winner !

Re - inforcing Info

 well, I watched a video on YouTube hosted by appliance repair dude

and did he back up my advice from yesterday. More or less.

The skinny :

1. side load washers beat top loaders - mostly.

2. American made or branded appliances are usually better w/ lots of exceptions

3. No ice makers. Ice makers create an environment in the fridge that is sure to fail [ love our icemaker - thus, tough luck there ]

4. squirrels destroy washers [ they build nests ]

5. Gas stoves will last. Electric stoves will die if you use self clean.

OK. Weather. We got rain last evening and night ( ? ). The wildflowers got watered mega. The day should clear and Mon - Tues are fair days. Sun, warmth [ not broilking ] and all round days

We had rain but sprinkles really. I left the truck out to wet it down - NO. Drops fell. Figures ....

In the list of life's misunderstandings or misprints -   ' the filter sleeve is transparent plastic so that you can see dirt or debris on the  filter screen '
So says the owners manual. Of course, my sleeve is black plastic. Well, at least, the steps  include taking the filter apart.
Hey, I hope that ther eis a filter inside or I have the wrong nozzle looking thingy

When You ' Google '

 not only do you find an answer [ sometimes ] but you are reassured that

about 2 000 folks before you had the same problem.

Here goes, sharing my wisdom [ god, this will be short ]

Do not buy non North American brand, dishwashers and refrigerators. Our repair guy said ' that those were made not to be repaired '

If you find a non digital appliance - buy it. The digital motherboard on an appliance costs more than the whole appliance to replace

Plant things.

' Love, love, love - its easy

all you need is love

all together now ' [ stolen, of course from JPGR ]

The day is starting out fine. But there is a chance of rain

AND the internet can tell you !

" Sriracha hot sauce maker warns of shortage "

A Sunny Day

 in a green, green world

The canopy surrounds us. We are in the living cocoon of the ravine

Shopping was E Z P Z. Hardly, anyone there - and I walked up to the cashier and Boom ! all done !

" Wake me up - before you ' go - go ' " by Wham

cuz Im not thinking of going solo or ...... Chewbacca

Toruk Machto - rider of the last shadow ( Avatar )

There has never been an age of Toruk Machto ( Star Trek )

Alright, this was supposed to be culture or retro trivia. And besides the ether is anonymous and non - judgmental, really non judging
TG for that

Did It Sound

 a bit whine - y, I mean yesterday s post

Actually, it was supposedly reportage.

Oh, I'm  battling the ingrown toenail affliction again. Online advice says ' NO, to bathroom surgery '. Foot soaks and maybe dental floss under the nail. Yeah, in 2 to 12 weeks the situation should ease. And I thought that I was getting good at the self surgery procedure.
However, the doctor is allowed to do the partial nail removal - but not me

The weather is typical for temperature and a bit rainier than usual. What does that mean ' usual ' anymore, it is what it is.

So, yesterday. And reportage.
I failed to add a decision that I made early, yesterday. Going down the first time to the water - say, 9:30 AM, I said to myself ' 6 times up and down the hill and no more '.
 I reckon my knees, can only handle limited strain from climbing. Thus, when I might have gone down - once more - Nope ! C'est fini. I stopped.

Here is the wildflower bed as it is today

You're supposed to be ' wowed ' bythe progress. Aren't you ?

A Fishing Run

 up to the Q'

Weather co operated and thats it.

Thus, I go down the 60 steps to the water. Lovely scenery and ... a 12 ft log or loggy branch lies over the marine rails. The wood is water logged and floating low.
Solution. Back up the steps and grab the chest waders. Back down. Waders on - I moved the log off the rail and shove the wood to the side

While, I'm dressed for it, I figured that I'd check the rails and in fact, braced the pylons to make the rails more even. Good

Okey dokey. I start by taking the tarp off the boat. I'd noticed earlier in the year that the linkage for steering the motor was dry looking. I squeezed some grease into the linkage. While looking, I operated the engine lift mechanism and it was noisy - greased that as well.

The boat is loaded and rolling down the rails. No problem. I have the boat floating at the dock ........
Did I put the plug in ?????? Ooh ! not really. Yes, boat comes back up and the plug gets put in. Dum Dum !!!
Finally, ready to head out. Very quiet out there, maybe 3 boats in mile or so, in view.
One small bass and some tiddlers. But a peaceful day.

You have to make choices - we know that. The grass around the boathouse was a foot and half high. I thought ' trim the grass, now and it won't be thigh high next week. Well, the waders were down there, so, I put the waders on and trimmed the grass down. 
Waders ? I've used the trimmer before on thick, long grass and brush. I pay for it w/ itchy skin and sneezing.
Well. No problem. Sweaty. But no allergy symptoms

That was my fishing day. Oh, and I vacuumed the living room rug. The rug needed a go over b/c it hadn't been cleaned since the power outage up there -two seeks ago. A good deed, indeed.