Lake Linville in Renfro Valley, Ky.

 Rick and I spent the early afternoon yesterday watching geese on Lake Linville splash around and the young geese trying out their wings by flapping them around in the water.  None of the youngsters are flying yet, but they are growing up and almost as big as their parents.  There were only about 4 little geese that were still quite small.  We only saw one eagle passing over the lake but it didn't stop to fish.

Besides watching geese, we enjoyed watching the boats dock, coming in and going out.  I personally love the big pontoons and I would love to have one, but since I'm too old to invest in one now, one of these days I'm going to rent one for the day.  We watched a very impressive pontoon with a 250 hp motor pulling kids on tubs and moving around like some of the other speed boats.  It moved so effortless for such a large pontoon filled with about 16 adults and many children.  I would just like to fish off one and spend a slow relaxing day under the shade of its canopy and be able to walk around without the boat tipping from side to side.  How wonderful that would be.  I also always wanted to spend a week on a houseboat, but that never happened.  Some things we just never get around to doing in life, but that's just life. 

 

After our afternoon of watching boats and geese we did a little fishing in the evening.  The weather was perfect.  At first we were in the sun, but soon after we set out our seats and tackle boxes in place the shade moved in from the tall trees and the hill that was behind us.

The two pictures below were my spot, where I fished.  I used artificial lures and Rick fished with worms in the picture above.

After it started to get late we packed up our fishing gear. The car was parked right above me, very close because I have such a painful and hard time walking these days.  Even sitting in my fishing chair was uncomfortable for me.  I usually fish standing up and moving around because I fish for bass, but not yesterday.  Yesterday was one of my worse days and the pain was too great for me to walk around any.  I fished for bass anyway and I tried everyone of my fishing lures, but never even got a bite.  It was fun and an enjoyable day anyway.  It's getting so that I just love being out and catching fish or not doesn't matter anymore, I just love trying anyway.

Today is the 4th of July and fireworks have been going off all weekend.  One of my cats is practically deaf, but Squeak, my younger cat, has been hiding all weekend from the explosions in the air.  Thankfully she appears in her little house in the mornings, so we know that she is safe.  She usually sleeps on the right side in her little house next to the doors, but for the last couple of days she has been hidden behind Jybow in the back corner of her house because the noise and explosions scare her.  I'll be glad when everyone runs out of fireworks.

This morning our town looks dead, as it did last night when we drove home.  I think almost everyone in Berea has gone on vacation.  My road is usually booming with speeding cars going by, but they are non existent this morning.  Rick is out riding on his scooter and he just called me to tell me that the roads are practically empty and that the town looks dead, and it's noon already.  I haven't seen a car go by my house in the last hour.

I'm enjoying my quiet time listening to my own Radio Station by Pandora, where you choose what you hear.  It's nice.

I hope that everyone is enjoying the 4th of July just as much as I am.  I had very sweet dreams last night and woke up in a great mood just as Rick did this morning.  All is going well and it looks like it's going to be another beautiful day.      

 It's that time of year again.....the mowing season, and the grass is growing like wildfire.

Rick has also lost 4-5 trees in his yard to the Ash Bore Beetles and he is in the process of cutting down the dead trees.  I have one Ash tree in my yard that is slowly dying too from the beetles, but most of the tree is still alive at the moment, so it will remain standing for at least now.

We also took some time out to go to the lake and look around.  We have our fishing licenses, but the day we tried to go fishing we found that the Kentucky River & the mouth of the creek that we fish at was  still flooded over its banks.

Below is a picture of Lake Linville, in Renfro Valley, Kentucky.  It's a smaller lake but it's pretty and we like to watch the Bald Eagles swoop down into the water and catch fish.  This picture was taken from one of its coves.  That day there were many boats and also fishermen fishing from the banks.

I can't wait to go fishing.  It's so relaxing cruising around in the boat loaded with all of our stuff.  I like it much better than walking the banks anymore.  It's just so much easier having everything you need, like food, bing cherries, drinks, fishing tackle, and music right in that boat with you anywhere you go.  

Hillbilly fishing pole holder

Of course, it would take none other than a hillbilly like Rick to think of this.........

Here are 3 more pictures that I took yesterday while fishing.  It was a very peaceful and quiet lake yesterday with all the water skiers and speedboat enthusiasts at work.  Only the serious fishermen were out on the lake fishing.  I didn't even get a bite yesterday, but I didn't care.  It was just so enjoyable being out and trying out all of my artificial lures.

We found a cabin under construction and I thought to myself that I would love living there on a full-time basis.  It looked like the cabin was only accessible by boat, but I could be wrong.

These pictures were all taken at Lake Linville at Renfro Valley, Ky.