Here comes summer.

It is getting hot in coastal Georgia, around 80 degrees everyday. I know it is summer because of the masters is in Augusta this week. All of the flowers and the trees are in bloom and the snakes and bugs are walking around. I planted a few trees yesterday, cleaned out my gold fish pond, went to see my cousin Luther and then returned home to relax. The fishing in my pond has been great for the last two weeks. I have been killing snakes on the average of two a day. I still see my two gators in the pond, the female is eight feet long and the male is about five feet long, did I tell ya'll that gator mating season is in April? They talk and cry at night, that is there fucking call. I may have some gator eggs in a few months. In Darien Georgia today, they are blessing the fleet, shrimp boats ride under a small bridge and a priest soaks them with holy water and bless each boat. My buddy Reggie has his boat in the run today. I may go down there and ride with him and all of his buddies. Last year he won first place in the boat looks, he won 2,500.00. This year I bet they will only be a few boats in the water, fuel is up to 3.69 a gallon. I think I will catch a few rays today so goodbye for now, Cat

Yesterday

I walked down to my pond yesterday to try and do a little fishing. I caught 19 bluegills in about the first hour. I needed a break, so I walked back to the house and got a beer. Watched a few TV shows and then went back to fish some more. I started catching fish within the first few moments, I caught another 22 fish, man what a day fishing. I also saw the first gator in about three months, he was about four feet long. Went I was getting ready the leave, I saw a large movement in the water, about sixty feet to my left, I waited until I could see what is was. You are correct, another gator, this one was about eight feet long. April is mating season for gators. My wife said she has been hearing them for the last three nights. Looks like I am going to start having fun again with the gators. Last week I killed six snakes and saw a few more today. I will let you know the results in a few days, Cat

Quess what happened today?

I walked down to the pond again today, within ten minutes, I had caught about twelve fish. I went to check on the two gators, but started fishing again. I went nack to the house to get some more worms and then went back to catching fish. A yankee man, that lives at the end of the road, came by to see me. I was at the pond, he joined me and he started catching fish. He catch over 25 fish ib less than an hour and he was having fun and acting like a small kid. This yankee is the one that broke my truck window and he is so dumb, he retired from general motors with 30 years, I think they took care of him and made a lot of his choices in life. Back to fishing, I caught about 40 fish today before four o'clock and had to make a trip to the bait store. I came back with 300 crickets and two tubs of live big ass pink worms. I will try it again tomorrow, those fish are hitting everything, even plastice jigs. I wish all of you could be here and kill them like I have been killing them. Have fun and take care, Cat

Dogwood festival in Jesup Georgia

Yesterday my bride had to drive 50 miles to sell tickets on a few quilts her club made for this big festival. One old lady was going with her and called at the last moment and said she could not go. I took Nancy that I would be glad to drive her there. I called my cousin, Luther and his bride, Janet and asked them to go with us and keep me company and walk around and shop at all the vendors. Each vendor had to sell only items made, not purchased items. There was some great things to buy and plenty of food and drink. Jesup may have 10,000 people in the county, small place with a big ass paper mill. Nancy sold hundreds of dollars worth of tickets, while we walked around and looked and shopped. I spent around 50.00 and Luther gave them another 30.00, grest trip and not so hot, the festival was under a bunch of trees, while Nancy and her quilters were indoors in air. After the party, we all climbed into the 4 door truck and went to eat at a place called Jones Kitchen, all you can eat for 7.00 a person, that included meal, drink and tip. Let me tell you about the menue, all the salad mixings you could ever ask for to start, then it was fried chicken, baked chicken, cooked ribs in bar=b=que sause, fresh pork sausage, fried bacon with the skin, liver and last on the meat side was a big roast beef. Here were the veggies, corn on the cob, butterbeans, peas, black eyed peas, okra, tomatoes, greens, beets with onions, northern turnips and pole beans. Thet also had biscults, cornbeards, rolls, fresh peach cobbler, three types of cakes and ice cream. I think we all gained 6 pounds after that meal. My cousin said that was the best meal he has had in a long time, good old country cooking. I am going again next year, have a good weekend, Cat

Snakes, One, Catfish Three.

I walked down to the pond this morning. Windy and cold. I took a shotgun with me instead of a few fishing poles. As soon as I got there I saw a snake laying in the sun. Shot once and killed a nice three round head. Walked a few feet to my left and saw one swimming toward me, about three away, I shot and got me another one. As I was walking back to the house, number three came up on me. Shot and killed that fucker also.  Two days ago I was fishing and saw a big one on the bank, getting some sun. I walked back to the house and got me a 12 gauge Browning, walked back and he was still in the same place, I shot once and killed him also. I hate snakes about as much as my old friend Rob, bowleggs did. Take care and more to come, Cat

St Pat's Day Parades

Friday was the big parade in Savannah Georgia. The Savannah parade is the next largest other than New York in america. The news people said that over 500,000 people came to pour city for the huge party and parade. I watched in on TV, all four local stations had it live. Down where I live now, Shellman's Bluff, also had a small parade for the eighth year, this is funny, a few horses, about ten golf carts, one band and a bunch of people walking and drinking beer. I did not go to this one either. This time of year, the bugs will eat you alive. We went shopping instead and relaxed the whole day. Now if I was 30 years younger, I would have been down with them having a great and drinking everything that would not drink me. Take care and have a great day tomorrow, Cat

A Trip To The Feed And Seed Store Today

I got in the truck and drove 17 miles to the seed store today. I needed some chicken feed and some pond food and fish food also. While I was there my cousin Luther and his wife came up, he needed some feed also. We finally got his chicken coop built and he now has 12 chickens and two roosters. While we were at the feed store, we noticed a lot of people there, car and trucks everywhere. I thought they were giving something away? People were buying baby chicks for easter, they had blue, red, pink, green, yellow and green ones. They were so cute. Kids alaways got chicks and baby ducks for easter back when I was a child. The owner had nothing but big smiles on her face. She was making money like it was going out of style. Every chick she sold, she would then ask about a watering cup and a feedind device for the chicks. She had a big box of the plastic watering and feeding jars beside the chicks and after selling them the chicks, and the water and feeders, then she would sell them a bad of feed. Man she was making the money. Luther wanted some small chicks, but she only had the colored ones, so he purchased 22 baby chicks. I hope they will not lose the color, cause they are very cute and pretty. We wanted me to get a few, but I said no. My cats would love to play and kill them. Next animals to buy is two baby goats. I will get them when they are young and put a collar on them and let them eat my grass and weeds in the woods on both sides of my house. When the goats get big, I will take them to market and sell them and get two more babies. I love goats, but they are very nasty when they get big. Luther wants some rabbits, so next week will will go to the sale and get him three rabbits, one male and two females, within 6 months, He will have about 20 rabbits and he will be in the rabbit selling for meat. Take care and be safe. Also have a very nice St Patrick's day tomorrow, Cat