Hot Summer Upon Us

Most of July has been well into the 90's. Too hot for detecting and the fish are not bitting much. Jenna and I did manage a trip to the canal and she caught a few sun fish - she is really doing great with her casting and will soon move up to a spinning reel.. Many people enjoying the canal and bike path today - we saw a few kayakers and people in a canoe.

Fishing on the River

Jenna and I went on a river fishing trip this morning. We caught a few nice smallmouth bass and enjoyed the cool water. We also gathered some river stones to place in our flower bed at home - a small memorial to Tasha.

Goodbye to a Dear Friend

Yesterday we had Tasha, our 13 year old Labrador retriever, put to rest. Her health and quality of life had declined over the past year – so we felt it was time. She died peacefully at 5:10 PM.



Thank you Tasha…
for accompanying me on all those fishing trips to the river.
for the hours and hours of Frisbee tosses.
for making me laugh – even when I didn’t feel like laughing.
for keeping me company when I was sick.
for all the great memories.

This is a small video I created in honor of our beloved Tasha...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4-uwtZs260

Memorial Day Weekend 2010

Early 1900's Fruit Jar Along the Perky

Fishing along the Perkiomen Creek this morning I came across a bottle buried along the embankment - I removed it carefully from the dirt and cleaned it up when I got home. It turned out to be a "Smalley, Kivlan, and Onthank" Queen fruit jar - dated 1909 and 1920.

A few finds from World War II era

I dug these old eye glasses and a nice "Victory - World Peace" token from a creek bed today. Weather was perfect for detecting - not too hot.

May 1st Creek Adventure

Another adventure on the Skippack Creek - Lots of frogs and tadpoles.

The weather was great this weekend and reached into the upper 80's.