Enjoy The Great Outdoors
Series of articles written by Jeff that have been published in his local newspaper.
Blood Moon and the Big Bass
Laying there in the camper, I was wondering what time it was. I had fished late the night before and knowing that it was supposed to be at or below freezing I had thoughts of just staying put. Nah…you don’t catch fish from your bed; I jumped up, it was a few minutes before 6 […]
Trout Fishing at Greene-Sullivan
Well, it is once again trout season in Indiana; before you all go running out into the streets screaming… realize that I may be one of the few Hoosiers who actually look forward to April 1st each year. I love trout, love catching them, love fishing for them, love tying flies for them…and, even love […]
Cats in the Cradle
We were heading south on I-17, about halfway to Phoenix and Vickie turned to me and broke the silence, “Bet you’re looking forward to seeing your boy”? I would’ve replied but frankly I can choke up pretty easily and immediately I had a lump in my throat. My thoughts quickly turned to about 23 years […]
Spring Has Sprung
“In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours”, Mark Twain. If, like me, you have suffered through these past few weeks then the quote from Samuel Clements (Mark Twain) surely hits close to home. We live in one of those areas where the weather is as up and […]
Academy Award Time – My 5 Most Favorite Outdoor Movies
Well, I have never heard and let’s be real…won’t ever hear those five famous words, “The Academy Award goes to (ME) …”! But I do love movies. Truth is that I am a real movie buff. Vickie and I love to go to a movie as often as possible; you could call us cheapskates….I wouldn’t […]
A Mid-Winter Treat
Sometimes the simplest things tend to be the most enjoyable. You don’t realize this as a young person…life is too fast, too many things, too many people to see, etc… As one grows older you start to slow the train down a bit and honestly, a nice afternoon listening to Merle Haggard with the sun […]