It really was a good test. I've heard the stories of how this place has sent many a fisherman home with a skunking. I fooled 6 but I definitely watched quite a few just laugh, shake their heads and scoff as my fly drifted right past them.

I just discovered a ton of coaching material I purchased over the years is no longer on its the digital members platform. Unfortunately lots of it I didn't download so its lost, CRAP! Not the way I wanted to start off the indoor season. Oh well I'm a try to stay positive & K.I.M.

Just retired another pair of the best training shoes I've ever found. Hey ASICS America I'm still heartbroken this shoe is discontinued. I've only got 2 pair left, one I'm training in now & one untouched pair still in the box. When they're gone I don't know what I'm going to do.

Took my son to dinner earlier this week and he finally returned my longest lense. I got a month to get a few more shots for my mom's yearly bird calendar. I need a Stellars Jay, American dipper, mountain chickadee and maybe a rosy finch if we get some bad weather.

Did the most tempo reps over 100m I've ever done in my masters career. 3x4x150m yesterday at practice. Thankfully the half miler in me came through but I definitely contemplated my life choices on the ride home....smh.

The weather keeps holding out, been a mild fall. I like it because Lord knows I ain't going out there when winter finally wakes up.

My daughter wants to bird tomorrow before she heads back to college to finish up the semester. Scopes and reservoir birding it is then.

We had a good morning on the reservoir, 32 species and got to see a coyote walk by us carrying a half eaten deer leg. It was 25° but with no wind it was bearable.

61° today, and I'm enjoying the mild early winter weather. Took to the track and spiked up for the 1st time this training season for a 300m time trial.

There are multiple flocks of Canada geese, which is my 2nd most hated bird species BTW. Anyway I scan about 500-700 each morning on the way to work looking for greater white fronted or snowy geese. I finally lucked upon a snowy this morning.

Shemp is not a Stooge.

Bourbon banana bread.

Loaded up for my 1st track & field shoot of 2026 down in that there Lonestar territory.

Today I finally found the only thing Texas folk run from......a little snow and ice, LOL!

That was a really cruel trick you played today "NYT Connections" with the author/illustrators. Just cruel.

Whoever put my name on this AARP mailing list.....when I find you, ITS GONNA BE ME N YOU!

1st brown of the year, took a demon midge I tied up. Its been gloriously warm all winter but I'm just finally getting a chance to get out in it after a busy indoor season coaching.