I HAVE STARTED A FACEBOOK PAGE TO KEEP ALL OF THE PICTURES I HAVE OF MY OLD HOMETOWN. I ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM LINKING MY PHOTO ALBUM WITH THE BLOG AND DECIDED THIS WILL BE THE BEST AVENUE TO GO. SO IF YOU GO TO FACEBOOK AND TYPE IN......IMAGES OF MAZEPPA PA YOU WILL NOW FIND ALL OF THE PICTURES I ONCE HAD ON THIS BLOG. ALSO IF YOU HAVE PICTURES FROM THE MAZEPPA AREA THAT YOU CAN EMAIL TO ME I WOULD BE GLAD TO ADD THEM TO THE PHOTO ALBUM. SEND TO... mazeppa@ptd.net

Monday, August 23, 2010

FEEL OF FALL

FISHING SATURDAY IT SURE HAD THE FEEL OF FALL COMING ON. SOME OF THE VEGETATION IS DROOPING OVER A BIT AND LEAVES FLOATING DOWN THE CREEK. I KNOW THAT DAYS OF WADING THE CREEK THIS YEAR ARE DRAWING TO A CLOSE. BUT A GREAT DAY AS I GOT 14 FISH AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY DUCKS. ALSO WOODPECKERS ALL OVER INCLUDING A GORGEOUS PILEATED WOODPECKER RIGHT ABOVE ME IN THE TREE. AND A FIRST FOR ME AN ALBINO CRAYFISH. JUST AS WHITE AS CAN BE.

Monday, August 9, 2010

MY DAY IN THE CREEK

WELL A RATHER INTERESTING DAY OF FISHING AS I SMACKED MY ANKLE WITH A STONE, WHILE WADING DOWN THE CREEK. THEN WHILE TRYING TO FIX A SNAG IN THE LINE I DROPPED MY RAPALA LURE IN THE MURKY SPOT I WAS STANDING.......BUT I FOUND IT SO ALL IS WELL......AND I DID CATCH 9.....MOSTLY SMALLMOUTH TOO. SOME NEAT PICTURES I GOT OF WILDFLOWERS AND A DRAGONFLY. POSTED IN THE PHOTO ALBUM SO CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE THEM. ALSO STOPPED TO SEE THE OLD SWINGIN BRIDGE SINCE IT GOT RENOVATED BY LESTER NOLT. WHAT A WONDERFUL JOB HE DID AND SHOULD NOT ONLY BE APPLAUDED BUT REIMBURSED FOR HIS WORK. AND PICTURES OF THE NEWLY RESTORED BRIDGE WILL BE IN THE ALBUM TOO.