Quillback

Nothing wrong with enforcing safe boating regulations, but most deaths on Beaver are people who drown while swimming.

Found some hornworms on the tomato plants yesterday.

I caught a 10 lb. channel last spring on a Senko, and it seems I catch a couple of channels a year while bass fishing. Never caught a flathead however.

102 here in Bella Vista yesterday, ya'll should drive down here and enjoy the cooler weather Weatherman last night says we have set 4 daily records in a row for high temperature for the date.

I don't know how people can afford to gas those things up and run them up and down the lake all day.

Wow, $285 for no lights (when fishing)? I can see a $50 fine, but $285 is pretty steep. Over on the Arkansas section on the BBC board some guys are complaining about the AGFC fines, one guy got one of those no light fines while fishing, but fortunately for him it was only $170. Another guy said he got fined for not having water IN HIS BOAT for his dog, didn't matter they were on a lake. Another guy got nailed for not having a throw cushion. You'd better have everything per the book if these guys pull you over, cause they ain't issuing warnings, they're going for the wallet.

Jeb and I watched 6 people trying to unload a pontoon on Table Rock a few weeks ago, had their truck practically in past the rear wheels, 4 people pushing, took them about 15 minutes to get it launched.

I have to think that next week that lake is going to be full of boats.

Excellent!

108, wow! Has to be a record for that date if it hits that mark.

A lot of folks swear by hotdogs for cats.

The authorities still have not issued a fireworks ban here in NWA. Like JD is seeing, small oaks are dying, and the underbrush is turning brown in places. With no relief is sight I can't understand why no fireworks ban. Fireworks stands are still open also so folks will be buying fireworks and once bought they're going to want to set them off.

They aren't as bad this year here in NWA, I heard a reason, something to do with last years weather but can't remember the exact reason. I didn't see any grubs this spring when I was turning over the garden, which is unusual. They do like the pole beans, but they aren't bad enough this year that I need to do anything about them.

Yep,. that's why I quit using them, just seems to bring more of them in.

One thing about shakey head fishing that is VERY important: When fishing them you have to sing that Old KC and the Sunshine band song - "Shake, Shake, Shake....Shake, Shake, Shake....shake that booty......Shake, Shake, Shake...

It does sound like a great idea, F&F you'll have to let us know if and when these solar shingles become practical, if they ever do.

I hear ya, my tomatoes aren't liking this heat.

Canned 7 pints of "Dilly Beans" Sunday, my first canning experience. Seemed to go well and it was easier than I expected. I'll have to give the beans a couple of weeks to marinate, and we'll see how it turns out.

100 predicted for NWA today, last year it didn't hit 100 until July 7. This may be an even hotter and drier summer than last year. I think I'll start cutting down the oaks and replace them with cactus.

I see, so I assume that to make this work, your local power company has to buy back excess electricity from you. The reason I ask is that my local power company, last I checked, does not have a power buy back program.

So what was the cost to you to install out of your pocket? Are they paying money to you to lease the panels? Curious how that works. How many years until you recoup your initial investment?

Forgot to add link. www.punkdomestics.com

I didn't do peppers this year, last year they didn't do too well, so I said the heck with them. Here's a link to a canning blog, lots of good recipes for canning cukes. I'm going to try and pickle some beans, but first I gotta go out and buy all the stuff.

Here's an interesting read, the experts are still struggling to create models to predict future long term weather trends. http://www.nature.com/news/climate-forecasting-a-break-in-the-clouds-1.10593 Here's an intresting excerpt, what they're saying is that aeresol pollutants could be masking the effects of global warming, and with the increased focus on limiting aeresol pollutants (coal from coal fired electrical plants is a prime factor), the atmosphere becomes clearer, and could lead to an even higher rate of global warming. Just an example of how complex this issue is, and the effects of unintended consequences. In other words, by "cleaning up" the atmosphere, we may be making global warming worse. As climate researchers test drive the new generation of models, they are particularly keen to measure the models' overall sensitivity: how strongly they warm up in response to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases. The addition of indirect aerosol effects makes the new model at NCAR more sensitive to greenhouse gases, says NCAR researcher Andrew Gettelman. Simulations show that the additional cooling from aerosol pollution, as well as the direct effect of haze, masked some of the warming from greenhouse gases during the twentieth century; but the model shows enhanced warming in the twenty-first century as curbs on pollution expose the full power of greenhouse gases. In simplified runs that double greenhouse-gas concentrations — which could happen by the end of this century — the new atmospheric model projects a 4 °C rise in global temperatures, whereas the previous model showed a 3.1 °C increase

Things are coming in strong now, except for the cantalope. I am concerned that the high temps that are forecast for the forseeable future are going to slow things down.