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Yep -- makes sense.

That's about half of all the gooseberries I'll get this year. This is the 3rd summer on that bush -- two others didn't make it their first year. I rooted another Pixwell off this one -- it's gonna be a few years for that one. How's the fruit on your mystery bushes?

A few pics: Black Krim Brandywine Copenhagen Market Sungold Rattlesnake Black raspberry 'Jewel' Gooseberry 'Pixwell'

With a big honkin' bass boat, or about any boat, you're pretty much gonna have to use the public ramps. I drag my canoe into places where I never see a person all day. But I kinda look for places like that to begin with.

I think they're gonna go with Homo sapiens. That should be safe and won't offend anybody but maybe the few remaining Neanderthals.

Back to the topic at hand -- the thing that chaps me about all this is the effort and money that's being wasted rewriting legislation. Once again, the legislators are worrying about the wrong things, and the lawyers will be the ONLY ones who benefit.

No doubt a lot of folks concur with the sentiment -- but that's not the point. It's the language that's over the line. Phil has made it pretty clear that he'd like it 'family friendly' around here. The language Brian has used here -- in more than one thread -- is just wrong. If you're ok with that part of it too, well, congrats on keeping your fingers from typing something like it.

Hey Brian -- you're crossing the line there, feller. Again. As to the law -- you all might as well get used to this -- they're not the first state to do this, and won't be the last.

Nicely done, Smallie.

One of the things I try to do -- and it's not easy, and I'm not always successful -- is to not let nasty folks get to me or ruin my day. If you come in and treat the a-hole like an a-hole back, you'll just get more a-hole. Offer to help them out, and maybe squeeze in a little subtle counseling on ramp etiquette, and you may never have to whip out your guns. Or you could do like me and get a canoe and avoid all the testosterone.

I came home today and had a half dozen Sun Golds -- they didn't even make it to the house. I'm liking these things. Maybe 3 plants isn't too much. Looks like those synthetic boards are pretty rigid. Look good too.

Sorry sheriff, the boys is all keyed up. I kinda favor mandolin and dobro stuff, FWIW. Alison Krauss, Lonesome River Band, Del McCoury, Jerry Douglas, Ricky Skaggs, Infamous Stringdusters. Steve Martin does some extraordinary stuff -- not sure I'd call what I've heard bluegrass though. I'm not generally a big banjo fan, but a song caught my ear on the radio one day. Turned out it was Steve doing 'The Great Remember'. Check that out on iTunes and see what you think. Ended up getting that album and his next. Haven't heard much of the new one with Edie Brickell.

Billethead -- what are the sides of your beds made from?

I'm starting to get mater anxiety. I've got 4-5 really nice ones that are not quite ready to pull. We've got an old tree line across the back and it's home to a lot of squirrels. They've been known to wait until they're just about ripe then eat just enough that it ruins the tomato. These cooler days should help the maters set a bunch more fruit, but I'll still be pist if those first ones don't make it inside. I'm growing Sun Gold cherry tomatoes for the first time this year. I'm not a huge cherry fan, but I've heard so many good things about this variety that I gave it a shot. They've been coming on for a couple weeks now, and they sure are tasty. Real good tomato flavor with a nice balance of sweetness and acidity. Almost a fruity taste. Another couple weeks and I'll be swimming in these things. http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-7929-sun-gold-f1.aspx Harvested a nice bunch of Rattlesnake beans last night, some more black raspberries and a few gooseberries. It's been a banner year in the garden so far.

I was out fishing some strip pits Monday. That popper was sitting there glistening in the sun in my box, but I just couldn't do it. I'm not done looking at it. Maybe someday.

Sweet!

I've never heard anything but good things about Lilley's Landing. Glad you had a good trip. That's a heck of a drive!

Hey Goob, Welcome to Ozark Anglers. There's a lot of good info here. Seems like it's divided up into 3 camps here: lake/bass fishermen, stream smallmouth bass fishermen, and the trout guys -- who are by far the coolest There are great opportunities in MO and those kayaks will get you into a lot of places you can't go on foot, and the nicest places too IMO -- so don't think you're behind the curve if you don't have a boat. Lots of kayak and canoe folks on here.

Had a hot spell and now it's cooling down for the weekend. Sposta get some rain too. Already picked a bunch of Cylindra beets and pickled them. Have a couple of the Sun Gold cherry tomatoes ready to pick. Heirloom maters are looking great -- hope to have some Brandywine, Cherokee Purple and Black Krims soon. Have picked a few banana peppers - the rest of the peppers are coming along slowly. I'm a day or two away from a bunch of green beans -- Dragon Tongue and Rattlesnake. About another week and I'll have 4 heads of cabbage to do something with -- maybe kraut. My early stuff always seems to up and quit too soon. Spinach and snap peas went kaput a couple weeks ago. Big news for me is the first year for a crop of black raspberries. Third year I've had them -- didn't get the net on soon enough last year and the few I had coming on got eaten by the birds (who then crapped them onto my car). exiledguide -- You might want to look into square foot gardening. I've got back issues too and have done well with it. It's raised beds with very light soil that doesn't need tilling. I lug a milk crate around with me and sit on it when I need to do something. Four-foot wide beds make it easy to reach into the middle. Dense planting minimizes weeding, and gets you a lot more stuff in a smaller area than rows do.

Nice. Looks like he's mostly fishing in Rocky Mountain National Park in the other videos. I love it out there.

Needs razor wire along the top. Any enterprising floater could scale that in no time.

I like it, of course.

F&F -- I'd do the buttermilk, just like you did. Poo on those know-it-alls. ps: I'd nix the cilantro.

Call Tom Hargrove at (314) 968-4223 and ask him about it. He owns a flyshop in St Louis and makes some custom rods. I suspect the fact that it's numbered means he keeps a record of them.

And just why are you so interested in this? Hmmmmmmmmmm??????