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Snowy Thanksgiving

Snowy Thanksgiving

Finally got 1st significant snow of the year. Maybe total of 10 inches of heavy wet snow. Big Red...

Ready For Winter

Ready For Winter

Here we go again. Shop cleared for vehicles, Big Red serviced and waiting for snow, boats covered...

Take Flight Update

Take Flight Update

Received the replacement piece parts that were damaged earlier this month and everything back on...

Halloween 2024

Halloween 2024

Lisa has house decorated and ready for brunch with friends. Fall colors in full and temps...

Back To Airplanes

Back To Airplanes

With boat basically done, my next project is helping build a Vans RV-12is airplane with the local...

Throwback Picture

Throwback Picture

Cleaning out totes in attic and came across some old pics. This is from my college days - it was...

Finally Some Snow

Finally Some Snow

Fun morning at the dog park. We saw our old buddy Teddy (8 months old) and of course it was an...

Best Meals Ever

Best Meals Ever

Not really certain these are the best I made this year, but all were all pretty good. FYI- Dave...

Big Red – Round One

Big Red – Round One

Had our first real snow last night. Maybe 6 inches of heavy/wet slop. Don't mind doing driveway,...

Oh Snow, not again

Oh Snow, not again

Well, looks like fall is over and we will be blanketed with the white stuff for next 4 months. At...

Haloween Party

Haloween Party

Had some old and new friends over for halloween party. (Terry and Paula, Francis and Grant, Debra...

Fall 2023

Fall 2023

  I drive down Bog Road everyday taking Charlie to dog park. Have always enjoyed this...

Tough Guy

Tough Guy

We will see how tough he is wearing an orange jumpsuit and in a cage. Summary of all current...

Dog Days of Summer

Dog Days of Summer

Finally getting some nice weather - no rain for 3 days now. Charlies friend at the dog park -...

Girls Getaway

Girls Getaway

Got to spend a couple of days with my friend Paula Dorr at her Maine home. The above picture is...

Summer Blues

Summer Blues

Decided to spend day fishing instead of working on shop. Very warm day but at least it wasn't...

Charlie

Charlie

Any sock/shoe/shirt left on the floor is fair game for Charlie. We were outside having morning...

Luna Moth

Luna Moth

Was in front yard today trying to figure out kayak storage and saw what looked like a falling leaf...

Why I Prefer A Fly Rod

Why I Prefer A Fly Rod

A picture is worth a 1000 words. Every year I get a massive birds nest using braid - think I will...

Turtle Season

Turtle Season

Saw these guys yesterday in East Cove. No fish bitting here but nice to see Eastern Painted...

Charlie’s Ouchie

Charlie’s Ouchie

Lisa had to bandage Charlie up today. He's been licking a spot (black fly bite?) for 3 straight...

Maybe…

Maybe…

Came across this today. Maybe my old A&P License will get some use. Meeting with team on the...

Black Flies Suck

Black Flies Suck

First wave of black flies arrived. Right on schedule. Sitting out on deck last evening and had to...

Spring Cleanup

Spring Cleanup

Finally some nice weather to get broken tree limbs taken care of. Every year I have to take a...

Fatty

Fatty

Robin outside our bedroom window this morning. Probably the fattest one we've seen here.

Dr Visit Yesterday

Dr Visit Yesterday

Had to have my foot looked at again and Dr asked if I followed a healthy diet... Of course I said...

Cat Shit Lady is Back

Cat Shit Lady is Back

When I catch this lady (almost got her last time) I am going to force feed here every cat turd she...

Surf Candies

Surf Candies

1st Attempt at making Bob Popovich's famous fly. Going to make a few changes but overall not too...

Barred Owl

Barred Owl

This guy was in trees behind our deck hunting squirrels. We have heard this owl for past couple of...

Best Ever?

Best Ever?

The B's are playing killer hockey this year. They are going to be very tough to beat with...

Dog Park Buddies

Dog Park Buddies

New dog at the Park today. Took some  time for Charlie to warm up to him. Shaker Hill Dog Park has...

Hairy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Have not seen many of these over the winter. Normally they are a regular visitor but has been very...

Modified Man Cave

Modified Man Cave

I tried to work out of spare bedroom on temporary table this winter, but it just felt too closed...

Roof Raking Sucks

Roof Raking Sucks

So much for our almost snowless winter - maybe 15 inches yesterday/last night. Another 6+...

Fear of Dying

Fear of Dying

"The only thing I fear about dying is that my wife will sell my fishing gear for what she thinks I...

New Year 2023

New Year 2023

Here is my first "new" post in SBW 2.0 and from my "new" temporary downstairs desk - I literally...

Winter Desk

Winter Desk

Moved some of my tying/computer stuff to temporary downstairs bedroom for the winter. When I...

Crayfish Pattern

Crayfish Pattern

This will be my secret weapon for Grafton Pond Smallmouth - not tied well, but should be good...

House at Night

House at Night

While waiting for Milky Way to come out, I took this by chance. Kind of like it. I don't know the...

Strategy Desk

Strategy Desk

This is where I have been tying my flies past few years. The tool holder is new this summer - made...

Loons

Loons

We are luck enough to have nesting pairs of Loons on our pond. Don't recall who took this (maybe...

New Ride

New Ride

Bought a couple of these after selling my Whaler. Old Town topwater 120 PDL. Now I go out and...

Duck Alert

Duck Alert

Sony A6000 55-210mm Kit lens, f6.3, 315mm, ISO3200, 1/320/s My buddy telling me he can see a fish....

Adirondack Chairs

Adirondack Chairs

Another batch that I was going to make for local NH Craftsman Sale here in Eastman. However; after...

Wardens Worry

Wardens Worry

This is suppose to be a really good fly in New England - not for me... but I am not a big streamer...

Paula

Paula

Paula and the sunflower's she painted for us. She is a very talented artist.

Tools Storage

Tools Storage

Grantham, NH - helping Jim move and he didn't want to take this tool storage. It's pretty nice but...

Goodbye KLR

Goodbye KLR

I had to get rid of my little scooter - it was impossible to ride with my replacement knees - I...

Chair Parts

Chair Parts

Last batch  made - used clear northern white pine. UPDATE - this pine leached pitch/resin through...

Renee and Clementine

Renee and Clementine

Nice Picture of Renee and Clementine. Renee and I were workmates at Boeing. She joined the team at...

Dec 17, 2020

Dec 17, 2020

Major snow storm - 38". That is a lot for even here. Big Red is an absolute beast and had no...

Garage Shop

Garage Shop

This is as clean as it gets - I really like this layout. Only like this for summer, winter means...

Quiche

Quiche

Lisa - I love making this. Always taste great and not very difficult to make.

South Cove

South Cove

Fuji X10 Even with crazy post-processing, it is still a pretty lake.  

Retired !

Retired !

Finally retired from Boeing on the day I turned 62. I worked for lots of great companies, but...

Tacoma Fireboat

Tacoma Fireboat

Olympus TG-5 This is a decent little camera - had some in-camera processing for this look. I guess...

Blind Bruce

Blind Bruce

Not certain how or why he did it, but Bruce was amazing on Rainier. We made a few training runs...

House Frog

House Frog

Fuji X10 - ISO 200, f2.2, 1/200s Lisa holding this guy we found on our front porch of Bonney Lake...

50’th Birthday

50’th Birthday

Where has the time gone? Dave took me to one of our favorite restaurants "Outback". We were in...

CEM Team

CEM Team

Left to right - Indresh, Paul, Joel, Ben, Myself, Annie, Erik, Nate I spent a few years at Boeing...

Nice Puget Sound Cutt

Nice Puget Sound Cutt

Very big cutthroat trout caught north of Gig Harbor at Olala Beach. Think this is first decent...

Arrowhead Flouder

Arrowhead Flouder

Another unique fish. His skin was extremely coarse and rough. I had caught literally hundreds of...

Bill and Jane

Bill and Jane

Old friends - we first met Bill and Jane when we initially moved to NH in the 90's

Amberjack

Amberjack

Here is a nice Amberjack that was caught off of West Palm Beach. We were fishing for Sails, but...

Book Storage

Book Storage

Made from Sassafras. The original sassafras was used for a tongue and groove ceiling project for...

Texas Kingfish

Texas Kingfish

Nice Kingfish - lots of these off the Port Aransas Inlet (Corpus Christi). Relatively easy to...

Texas Big Bass

Texas Big Bass

First (and only) 10# bass I have caught. Place called Choke Canyon halfway between San Antonio and...

First Tarpon

First Tarpon

This is an old picture (click on picture see full size) of Pete Smith and myself with a couple of...

The Guys

The Guys

Four generations here! Left to right: Chick, Dave, Nichole, George

The Ladies

The Ladies

Five generations here! Left to Right: Bonnie, Nichole, Cora, Gin, Lisa

First Motorcycle

First Motorcycle

Suzuki GS550 Bought this when I got out of the Army - wanted to buy a sportster but AMF had taken...

Welcome To The Army

Welcome To The Army

I was lucky enough to do basic training at Fort Knox. They were still using the WW2 barracks back...

Lisa’s Mom

Lisa’s Mom

1926-1997 This is an old picture of my mom (sometime in the late 60's or early 70's)