A great morning indeed! The weather is changing, so I decided to head out early for some morning fishing. I had a lot of worms gathered in recent landscaping ventures. I went below the dam at Kittanning and wet some worms to see what I could catch. All told, I caught one smallmouth bass; one [...]
Archive for June, 2010
A MORNING ALONG THE ALLEGHENY
Posted in Fishing on June 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
MY LANDSCAPING FOR WILDLIFE
Posted in My Landscaping on June 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
People seem to enjoy my landscaping ideas for the most part. I tend to think “out of the box.” The stream that flows across my back yard was in a bad condition when I purchased the place in the later part of the 1980 decade. I could easily step across with little effort. The top of the [...]
MUSKIE FISHING ON THE ALLEGHENY
Posted in Muskie Fishing on June 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My good friend, Frank Maus and I spent some quality time fishing for that elusive muskie on the Allegheny River. Frankie is an exclusive muskie fisherman. His determination is routinely proven by his knowledge and skill with that specie known as the muskellunge. He catches plenty of them. I have read in the past that some say catching [...]
FATHER’S DAY 2010
Posted in My Family, tagged Father's Day on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Father’s day is not a happy day for me. On Father’s Day, June 20th, 1999, my father, Allen K. Smail, passed away unexpectedly. I was the one to meet my mother as she entered the hospital to stop her and tell her that my father (her husband) had passed away. So, you can imagine the emotions that occur [...]
BOB’S 1954 CHEVY
Posted in My Family on June 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My step father, Bob Miller has owned this 1954 Chevy Belair for some thirty years. The car set in his garage waiting to be returned to the original luster and grandeur. As often happens in life, other commitments occur and one has to prioritize.Life was no different for Bob. Last spring the restoration process finally began [...]
A GREAT MORNING
Posted in Fishing on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Having been sick for quite a while due to asthma and allergies, I savored this morning plan to head for Cochran’s Mills for some fishing. I was traveling along old Route 359 (Garrett’s Run Road) when I noticed a car that seemed familiar. In an instance I searched the rear view mirror and saw something else [...]
THE LEGACY O AMERICA
Posted in My Family on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Recently I was rumbling through “stuff” in my parents’ attic. I discovered many things of my fathers that prove to be priceless to me. I located many items from WW2 that he had kept… manuals; postcards; a detailed map showing his travels, etc. I, also, found something on an aged, folded paper. This paper yielded his valedictorian speech from his graduation [...]
PASSING OF AN UNCLE (MAY 28, 2010)
Posted in My Family on June 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Ralph Wright was my uncle. He married my dad’s sister, Cleo Smail. Prior to his passing, he was an active and healthy man. His passing surprised everyone although he was 97 years old. This man was always eager to laugh, quite a pleasant man to be around. Uncle Ralph had a story which few may have known. Soldiers, [...]
