Shades State Park
If you need a bit of time away from the ‘stress’ of today or your daily grind…then I know a place, a place not too far from here; Shades State Park is located just a few miles south and west of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Shades is probably the un-known state park in the area as most […]
Autumn – Some Observations On The Season
By the time you read this column…autumn will once again be officially upon us and the annual Ellettsville Fall Festival will have come and gone. Love is a strong word, but love is not strong enough for my affliction with this time of the year. Fall just means so many things to so many; but […]
New Tricks For An Old Dog
I must say that I have never tried teaching an old dog new tricks; what I hear is that it is tough to do. I have always had greater success teaching those new tricks to a puppy…in fact over the years I have received a bunch of phone calls wanting me to take an older […]
Rod Repair
Have you ever broken a rod? Through the years I have had some bad luck and some dumb luck. About a month ago I was fishing with my favorite 3 weight fly rod and on a back cast caught a blade of grass….I gave the rod one little pop to free itself (like I have […]
Pappi – The New Project
As the old saying goes, “All good things must come to an end”! It’s hard for me to say but my old German Shorthair, Cedar, is now 14…that’s pretty old in the bird dog world. I’ve watched these past few months as he has started to really slow down and falter. Frankly, it is very […]
Legacy
Just this past Sunday night (August 25), Sherwood Oaks Church had a concert; it was the Annie Moses Band…a bluegrass/Christian group out of Nashville, Tennessee. The night was fantastic as a full crowd of about 1200 watched this awesome band; now I enjoyed the music but I enjoyed the story even more. The band consisted […]