The White River, at the Twin Bridges location, is churning with female white bass. Anglers were leaving the area with pounds and pounds of bass on their stringers. They were fishing with live minnow bait in deeper parts of the river.

Silvia and I attempted to do some fishing; however, the bait shops had all closed and the Twin Bridges location was over crowded. After enjoying some awesome fried chicken, we headed towards Huntsville with no destination in mind. Eventually, we ended up south of Huntsville on Hwy. 23. It was a very private area - calm and quiet. We caught a Redeye bass and some hybrid bass that I have not been able to identify.

We shot many photos while we where there. I compiled some of the photos to create this animation:




Redeye Bass

The Horticulture Club, University of Arkansas, had their plant sale this past Saturday. The members and I worked hard all year. We grew some pretty great plants! Anyway, I thought I would share some photos.









Morel Mushrooms



Last week, my neighbor Amanda says, "John, I have to show you something." She seems so excited, like she has found a stash of gold or jewels. I follow her to a flower bed covered with rotting leaves. She points and tells me to scan the shaded area - morels! What a find! These are very rare, very delicious mushrooms (not to be confused with false morels which can be deadly). The reason they are so rare is because they are difficult to culture. Why is it difficult? Morels have a unique life cycle compared to most other fungi. To learn more click here.

[Click here to visit 2010 Morel Blog Posting]




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