can anyone tell me what this stuff is? 

1 hour ago, lo n slo said:

can anyone tell me what this stuff is? 

Seaweed! 

2 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

Seaweed! 

it’s some kind of aquatic weed, but i don’t know exactly what kind. it showed up in our little lake a few years ago. appears to be present in certain areas, from the bank out to about 6 or 7 feet. 

9 minutes ago, lo n slo said:

it’s some kind of aquatic weed, but i don’t know exactly what kind. it showed up in our little lake a few years ago. appears to be present in certain areas, from the bank out to about 6 or 7 feet. 

I’m not an aquatic vegetation guy at all but it kind of looks like coon tail a bit. 

29 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

I’m not an aquatic vegetation guy at all but it kind of looks like coon tail a bit. 

I don't see the resemblance. 

@lo n slo, I’ve caught that same stuff before . Unfortunately I have no idea what it’s called 

We're on the way home from the outer banks and stopped at a little convenience store and marina off the Alligator River and met a Tuna legend from the show Wicked Tuna Outer Banks. 

 

Charlie Griffin is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet!

After a couple of years of being used to make the new movie "TOP GUN-2" this F-18 E  has just arrived @ our facility in Jacksonville Fl. for rework, fresh paint and being returned to the active fleet.

We’ve been at our new place for ten months now. I don’t think I’m ever gonna get used to the view here every evening. Sure beats the view from a lot of other places I’ve been to. 

9 minutes ago, Way north bass guy said:

We’ve been at our new place for ten months now. I don’t think I’m ever gonna get used to the view here every evening. Sure beats the view from a lot of other places I’ve been to. 

I can see the ground!!!!

54 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I can see the ground!!!!

Yup, finally it’s all melted. Still some ice floating around in the lakes but it should all be gone by next weekend. I expect to start seeing our resident deer population returning to the fields any day now. 

17 hours ago, Way north bass guy said:

I expect to start seeing our resident deer population returning to the fields any day now. 

I saw a bunch of deer fly by the other day heading your way. Should be there soon! 
 

 

Horrible dad joke! I’ve been hanging out with @slonezp way too long! His horrible dad jokes are rubbing off on me. 

On 4/12/2022 at 3:36 PM, lo n slo said:

can anyone tell me what this stuff is? 

Looks like hair algae from run-off of phosphorus fertilizer (Scott's Winterizer) - certainly the fix-able blight of Texas hill country rivers and coastal estuaries. 

 

I know you're over-filled with bike photos, but these are worth showing.  Climbed to the pinnacle of the greenways this morning, and stopped off at the Medicine Wall for photo op with rock climbers. 

 

 

@bulldog1935 I'm not into bikes but I like the look of the "wood" fenders/splashguards

 

Too windy to fish today so I decided to tune some buzz baits.

 

When my wife got home she heard all the racket in her shop and said "I really need to oil that fan motor!"

 

Obviously, the tuning had gone well ??

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soup beans and cornbread, my goodness gracious 

On 4/16/2022 at 10:51 AM, TnRiver46 said:

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soup beans and cornbread, my goodness gracious 

two ways we like our beans - pintos with tomatillo sauce stirred-in

 

Black beans layered in chili pie with tortillas and cheese (but not beans in the chili - cubed round steak)

 

But my Tennessee roots loves black-eyed peas (jalapenos) and cornbread. .

 

12 minutes ago, bulldog1935 said:

two ways we like our beans - pintos with tomatillo sauce stirred-in

 

Black beans layered in chili pie with tortillas and cheese (but not beans in the chili - cubed round steak)

 

But my Tennessee roots loves black-eyed peas (jalapenos) and cornbread. .

 

We were all raised on pintos and cornbread. Affordable and delicious 

The perks of having a dad who’s retired but likes to keep busy, and who has over 40 years of interior finish work under his belt. He got this wall done for us today and he and his friend are painting tomorrow. Hopefully in less than two weeks we’ll be moved in. 
 

 

I was hungry.... ?

Wife got me a travel mug....love it

putting the cover on the little johnny

One of the best days of the year!

Pulled the rig out of hibernation on the way home from work today. Got a bunch of gear back in it, hooked up the hose and muffs and she fired right up like it’s as anxious as me to get on the water ?. 
Gonna spent a bit more time tomorrow loading up stuff and going over everything  ( tire pressure, safety gear etc.), and if Mother Nature isn’t too miserable on Sunday, hopefully we can get some big old lake trout slime on it ( bass season is a ways off here still).

On 4/18/2022 at 5:12 PM, 12poundbass said:

The perks of having a dad who’s retired but likes to keep busy, and who has over 40 years of interior finish work under his belt. He got this wall done for us today and he and his friend are painting tomorrow. Hopefully in less than two weeks we’ll be moved in. 
 

 

I really do like the plank look on walls...but...All those colors are way too busy for me. I'd have stuck with multiple shades/fades of the same color.