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Looking at the quake are today, they all seem to be on a grid format. Not a fault. http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/REQ3/html/index.html

Another Space X rocket probably bit the dust somewhere.

Not complaining, just explaining. Fracking is the known cause of the OK earthquake swarms.

That Fracking over there really puts out the quakes.

That is great. Another cancer success story is always great to hear. I am cancer free now for over 9 months and healed up nicely. Cancer is not always a death sentence anymore. My cousin has been diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and is awaiting treatment. I hope for the best for him and anyone else going thru it.

I remember a turkey contest won where they filled the gut with lead balls. Looks like that smallie. I bet if you hold it by the tail, something is going to come out.

We motored up a creek in a cove off of Pickwick Lake Saturday and decided to walk up and do a little stream fishing. We were having a ball catching yellow perch on rooster tails. The water got so skinny we were fishing each others tracks, so I let my buddy have the lead and explore the creek upstream. I was knee deep in the middle of the creek under a leaning ash tree when I saw a cottonmouth cross from one side to the other, Then it crossed back and started swimming back to me. I back peddled and kept an eye on it, knowing I could not leave and not warn my buddy who had to cross back thru his territory. It swam back and forth across a few more times and made its way up the opposite bank into the brush. It was the lightest phase cottonmouth I ever saw, Its barring really showed up. But it floated high on the water, had a diamond head. I did not get close enough to check it eyes.

Its just sleepy.

Rusty. For a family that has never had cancer in it in the past, our generation is really changing things.

Results of a biopsy show that my little cousin a few years younger than me has cancer. Its in his lymph node from his salivary gland. He may have a rougher time than I did

I know my neighbors just enough now. They live too close and they tend to distract me from time to time. And I have to watch out for them when I step out to shoot somethng. I grew up without them for the most part, it was a half mile hike either way to see them. All I had to avoid shooting was livestock.

That was the reason I was looking at it. More farm income when I quit my day job and start living off the land. But its a hard way to make a little cash. Weather plays a big factor. Other things like neighbors spraying pesticides can knock a hive down pretty quick. It may have been what got my hives, no real easy way to tell. Right now it is a learning process. I have had things go so well from the start to this summer, then everything collapses. Back to starting point almost.

Missed the point about it not being a live report.

Not much of a bee business for sale anymore. Down to 3 hives at the house today. Had a nice bonfire of burning bee equipment. I tossed about 100 bucks of frames on the pit to burn from the 2 dead hives this week. Pretty sad. Nothing to do to stop it, just sit back and clean up mess when its over. I started burning stuff today because I am out of storage for the stuff. And it was so eat up with moth larva that I did not want to fool with it.

Hmm. At 28 degrees, that shirt I sweated thru this afternoon would have froze stiff. Of course, that high up, I doubt they had the 9 inches of rain this week and the 200 percent humidity soup here. Looks like a good road trip. Bring me back a snowball.

Not a good idea. I just flushed that catfish again out of my live well with a fresh dose of bleach. At least I can stick my head under the cover now without puking.

The best way I have seen is to remove the hook gently and let them back in the water. I know you have to drag them around for tournament purposes. But if you put one in the boat, you might as well eat it and not let it go to waste.

They made a movie about a plant like that. Wait till it heads for the clouds.

The trip brought up another touch of reality. There is a bashing going on in another thread. 100 years ago, the entire area I was touring was a decimated wasteland. Logging had taken its toll, forests and wildlife were gone. Thanks to the MDC and the NFS, it is a nice scenic area to spend time in. Not pristine and totally wild, but beautifully forested and managed pretty well.

I seldom eat at chain restaurants, either on or off vacation. Sometimes but seldom. Limited cell phone access is a must on trips like that also.

I saw a crowd there. I was in there years ago. Used to hit antiques in Arcadia, but almost all shops are gone. Its nice to have trips without purposes or missions. More relaxing.

Unless they bought out another vendor in the area or "made" a new livery license with the feds, you will have to float with a different camp. I guess you could drag a boat down the little crick to get to Current River if you are dedicated enough. Those RV sites I saw looked pretty brutal. I am sure the pad and hookups are first class, but no shade or privacy from other campers. I did not make it to parts of the park, the overlook we were at showed another portion we did not drive too. Maybe the primitive side, if they have one.

We had one of those weekends with absolutely nothing to do. No kids, grandkids, or plans with anyone else. So I decided we would take a road trip. There are so many places I go to float and fish that have so much more to offer. But I never seem to have the time to look around. It was always camp, float, camp, float, then leave. Sometimes I would look around on a rain out. Did you know Alley Springs campground had a old mill and a spring to tour? I have camped there many times and never visited. Same thing with Round Springs. I never looked at the spring or took the cave tour. All of those brown signs pointing out points of interest along the way that I never had time to look at. Tossed the clothes and drinks in the truck and left out. Brunch at Baily Jo's in Arcadia, nice BBQ meal. Toured the Fort Davidson Site, something I had not done in 10 years. Drove to the top of Tom Sauk Mountain and looked around there. Things have really changed there also. Went down to Taum Sauk lake and looked around, no tour of the upper lake anymore since the remodel. Lake looks fishable again. Down thru Lesterville, across to Black, thru Salem, then out to Licking. Spent the night at the Tarry Inn, had another fine BBQ Dinner at Olig's BBQ. Checked out Sunday morning, breakfast at Chris's Diner which had a good breakfast buffet. Hit Welch Spring from the bank, something I had not done in many years. Across and down the Devils Backbone to Akers Ferry where we looked at Current River from a broken down ferry. Next stop was the Devils Well which has been revamped since the last time I was there many years ago. Across to 19 and down to Round Springs. Declined the cave tour, better half was not wanting to do a 2 hour tour with just a battery lantern in a hole in the ground. Walked up to the cave and toured the spring while we were there. Went back to Echo Bluff to see what the new park was about. I gave my review in another thread. Off to Eminence down 19 to Jack's Fork. Went to Alley Spring and toured the mill and spring. Had a nice greasy lunch at the Dairy Barn in Eminence. Veered back east on 106 and showed her 2 Rivers, a place I camp at from time to time. Drove to Rocky Falls for the first time. Interesting waterfall, a nice swimming hole on a warm day. It was busy. Drove around Powder Mill access. Came back thru Ellington, across Clearwater Lake and back to farm. Did not fish a lick. Never pitched a tent or cooked a meal all weekend. It was pretty relaxing. Only took a few minutes to unload the truck when it was all over.

"Fish will be clambering over themselves to get in the livewell". Right now, you can't knock a fly off of it and the buzzards are circling. Looks like I have a few more weeks to worry about it. Montauk this coming weekend and jet boats on the 11pt the following weekend. Maybe it will air out some in the mean time.