flyfisher51's Profile

I flyfish, canoe, homebrew, model railroad, and garden. I have a small vegitable garden for tomatoes, peppers, and squash. We have a small herb garden and several small flower gardens. I also enjoy feeding the birds.  My family has always had gardens and I guess I inherited that gene. We are fortunate to be near alot of small farms that have stands in the spring, summer, and fall.

I am a 56 year old male, 57 in May 2008. I have been married for 34 years and have 2 daughters. I canoe, model railroad and garden with my wife. We have 4 cats, I will post pictures later. The white cat on my profile, passed away on Christmas Eve in 2006. He had just gotten over a very bad illness and seemed to be fully recovered. He was playing with Christmas wrapping and just died. I miss his company when I tie flies and none of the other cats have an interest in taking his place. Two are lap cats, the girls, and the two boys get in your face and want attention, now!

Irene Recap
Irene has come and gone and all I really lost was a nights sleep and a few pounds moving everything out of harms way. The sump pump did its' job until 1:00 AM Sunday when the water level in the pit entered the French Drain. I added a secon...

Waiting for Irene
With the exception of our Earthquake this week we seem to be focused on the arrival of Irene today. I have moved everything from the basement that would be damaged with a little water. The washer and dryer are still in place. It would take a powe...

June 2011
Since last September I have started this blog a dozen times. There was always a reason not to finish it. Since January it has involved family. My Mom had blockage in her arteries, a bad valve, and “A” fib with her heart as well as COPD. After on...

July 2010
The day after my last post I saw my first hummer of the year. It has been a very hot and rainless summer. I didn't cut grass from mid-June through mid July when we had about 3 inches of rain over a two week period. I cut the grass for three weeks and...

July 2010
I put the canopy up over the deck today. I also went canoeing, first time this year, but this blog is about what is happening in my back yard. June has stunk for rain. We had some early in the month, but everything since seems to go north or south. W...