Went back to the Meadows with the Family.

[worldtalker]

Went back at 5:30 last nite to grill some cheeseburgers with my Wife,Son and his Girlfriend Jill.Here He is giving Jill the"this is how you cast it out"talk.




My wife said "there's a fire up the river look at the smoke"..that can't be there's nothing but swampy area over there.




I looked for quite some time not sure about the "smoke" I got closer,it sure wasn't smoke,some kind of hatch millions,maybe billions of bugs.




While getting things grilling my Wife decided to take a walk,after stuff was cooking I wanted to show Her the Lotus,I looked out in the field and She was nowhere to be seen,something looked odd about those pallets out there..




I walked closer off at an angle and see this..



She decided to take a break.

Got back and the Burgers didn't last long..we guffed em right down,never even got a pic.

Started loosing light and these guys came gliding down the river..






Time to pack up and go,skeeters are coming out.




Last shot and we're off.




GOD Bless

Chris

 

[kcm]

Chris, any chance that "smoke" could have been swamp gases? Everyone keeps talking about how hot it has been this summer. Growing up in Texas, swamp gas was a common thing. Often times it would glow at night as if on fire. And, sometimes, something would set it off and it would flash into a bright ball for a moment, then it was gone. Usually though, the gases weren't concentrated enough to burn.

 

[worldtalker]

Chris, any chance that "smoke" could have been swamp gases? Everyone keeps talking about how hot it has been this summer. Growing up in Texas, swamp gas was a common thing. Often times it would glow at night as if on fire. And, sometimes, something would set it off and it would flash into a bright ball for a moment, then it was gone. Usually though, the gases weren't concentrated enough to burn.

Enlarge this shot,definitely a cloud of bugs.

 

[BosnMate]

Did the kids catch any fish?

 

[worldtalker]

Did the kids catch any fish?

There are small mouth and bluegill everywhere along that rock pile,smaller ones of course,they were jigging for them but should have used a bug or 2...no luck but we sure enjoyed being there..Carmines Son calls it His Shangri-la.

 

[kcm]

Enlarge this shot,definitely a cloud of bugs.

I enlarged it - looked gaseous to me. ...But then I'm half-blind!

 

[worldtalker]

I enlarged it - looked gaseous to me. ...But then I'm half-blind!

I see them and I have a cataract.

 

[kcm]

I've seen a similar "mist" while driving past some local farm fields (no crops) that ended up being bugs. Took both of us nearly 5 minutes to figure that out. So I'm not saying it "isn't" bugs - only that ""I"" can't see them. We were probably 70-80 yards away when we saw the mysterious "mist".

 

[Old Dude]

Looks like a great day spent well!