Project Green #1

This is my entrance into Project Green. Go to Anna Pics to join the foray.

Here is a triple green shot from the Cuyahoga River Trip.
Green Plants / Green Grass / Green Moss / Green River and a giant stone to top it off.

I Finally Got Out Fishing

The reasons why you don't fish are many and varied. You have snow storms, cold weather, rain, work and the dreaded Taxes. Well those are all done so now I have truck problems. I'll have to see how that works out.

I headed for the lake to fish from shore. Shore fishing is better then no fishing but a rainy start didn't deter me. So I headed to Lake Hodgson in my car.
You can fish the boat off the first road to the left and walk through the wooded area to the small opening where I see the people trying to fish when in my boat.
I always talk to my buddy Russ when I go out. I usually stop when leaving to report and get updates on the fish activities. The lake has a small fee to fish and launch your boat. It pays for the stocking and controlling the fisherman's' action at the lake.
It was warm but a dreary day and the water was dirty from the recent rains. This will eventually heat up the lake. The put and take trout are slowing down and I hoped to pick up a few crappie.
This is what I caught off a minnow on a bobber at 4 foot in eight foot of water. I thought I had a trout the way it fought it way in but was a bullhead catfish. You have to be careful with the three sharp spines. The water even in the bay is cold and another week and there may be some activities with the crappies.
I get my bait at Don's Bait and Tackle not far from the lake. The owners Don and Jackie are nice people and have always treated me fairly. I have quite a few pictures in their hall of fame books.
I'm not a ecology nut but despise the way people treat the lake. I always pick up around the dock area when I bring my boat in to dock. Since I was shore fishing I found a plastic bag on the shore and filled it with trash from two of the areas I was fishing. The haul was a bottle of gin, a bottle of rum, two Smirnoff Ice, 6 cans of beer and miscellaneous containers/line/food bags. This is not right for people to treat this beautiful section of woods like this. What do you think of what has been done? I carried the trash to a receptacle that the lake uses to recycle and the proceeds takes care of the lake's dog (Luther).

Camera Critters 2

Misty Dawn is doing a Sunday Camera Critters where you post photos of animals. Check it out.

It was a dark dismal morning last Sunday and I saw four Turkey Vultures sitting in a tree. It was hard because of the distance and lighting but I tried. This is my best close-up.

The Weather Has Turned To Spring

Spring is definitely here when the hyacinth start to bloom.

My wife is patriotic in her choosing of Hyacinth.
RED WHITE BLUE

These are in honor of the USA flag.

The new flowers in the wildflower section are coming for a showing. There is a show of blues right now.

A close-up of the blue star is shown here.
There is also this purple flower.
The Buckeye Tree is budding and it won't be long before the white blooms will be coming off these buds.
The real star of my flower garden are Hostas. I have all green, variegated green and white, variegated green and yellow and one giant blue Hostas. These are some green ones that think they should start.
The wild flowers in the woods are also showing off. Daffodils in the wild.

Up closer to these ones.
These are the ones in my back yard which are in step with the wild ones.

What Is It - Final

While doing my photo spread for the a part of my Captain Brady Part 2, I saw this half sunken canoe in Brady Lake. I took a picture thinking it would be a great What Is It.

Here is the picture I used to edit to get the post. I really liked the photo.
Michele guessed boat first and Craver Vii came up with a canoe. Nice job both of you.

Sky Watch Friday 4-17

To join Sky Watch Friday go to Wigger's World and sign up.
I am showing three Sky shot on a rainy day trying to clear. I had just driven through a heavy rain storm.
There was some blue coming through to show an improving evening. I really liked this opening into the Sky.
The sun finally started to break throuh the evening Sky