Along The River

fossis · Jun 3, 2010

I drove down to a local river to take some pic's & enjoy the scenery, I saw crawdads, minnows, Gar, turtles, & a snake in a tree, mulberrys, & butterflies, & broken insulators, & what I believe is a 'clinker' from the coal burning trains that crossed upstream years ago, plus a horseshoe in the eroded bank.
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Jeep · Jun 3, 2010

Great pics :icon_thumright:

Should of took a bucket for those mulberries. I been picking them all week, going to make some pies,
tarts and jam and maybe can a few.

River Rat · Jun 3, 2010

Enjoyed my hike along the river with ya!

:wink:

RR

Tank69 · Jun 3, 2010

great pics :icon_thumleft:

Them Gar are good eating :icon_thumleft:

Ray S S · Jun 3, 2010

Some nice pics there. That is quite a variety of items o find along there. I like the view of the river, nice and peaceful-like.
Thanks for sharing your walk. It's a nice area to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.
Ray

fossis · Jun 3, 2010

Jeep said:
Great pics

Should of took a bucket for those mulberries. I been picking them all week, going to make some pies,
tarts and jam and maybe can a few.

Thanks, the animals beat me to most of them but I ate a few.

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fossis · Jun 3, 2010

River Rat said:
Enjoyed my hike along the river with ya!

RR

Glad to have you along. :thumbsup:

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fossis · Jun 3, 2010

Tank69 said:
great pics Them Gar are good eating

Thanks, I never tried them, but pressure cooked carp is not bad.

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fossis · Jun 3, 2010

karenray08 said:
Some nice pics there. That is quite a variety of items o find along there. I like the view of the river, nice and peaceful-like.
Thanks for sharing your walk. It's a nice area to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.
Ray

Thanks Ray, this area is where I can escape for a while & unwind.

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rginn · Jun 3, 2010

We pressure cooked some carp once cause that's all we caught and ate it. It was fish anyway, and we didn't choke on the bones. That boy of mine swears that gar is great, but I haven't tried it yet. They may both be 'trash' fish, but they are a whole lot of fun to catch.

fossis · Jun 3, 2010

RGINN said:
We pressure cooked some carp once cause that's all we caught and ate it. It was fish anyway, and we didn't choke on the bones. That boy of mine swears that gar is great, but I haven't tried it yet. They may both be 'trash' fish, but they are a whole lot of fun to catch.

Fun to catch, & good to eat if you're hungry enough I guess.

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packerbacker · Jun 4, 2010

nice pics fossis. You know, some folks would have walked through the same place you did and wouldn't have seen a thing. btw, how many of those clams does it take to make a batch of chowder?

fossis · Jun 4, 2010

packerbacker said:
nice pics fossis. You know, some folks would have walked through the same place you did and wouldn't have seen a thing. btw, how many of those clams does it take to make a batch of chowder?

Thanks, you're probably right, we call these 'mussels', & this was just a tiny baby. :P
The indians must have liked them, they left piles of shells all over the SE states, & used them for many things, I have one that was drilled & tied to a handle & used for a hoe, & a pic of one of the largest I ever found.

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