My Backyard Magnolia Blossom

 

My magnolia tree in the backyard is loaded down with our state flower.  Looking forward to taking more pictures.  I do have another magnolia tree but has not put out any blooms yet. 

Took this picture of a helicopter as it flew over my head while taking pictures!

 

 

 

Skies are clearing now since we had severe storms to come through last night with power outages and down trees.  Looks like my only magnolia blossom made it in good shape!

Connecting Hunters & Landowners

If you want to find a great place to hunt or to lease your land you can go to Hunting Locator dot com for more information.  They have a large data base for hunting leases that is free that you can browse or if you are a landowner you can post your land at no cost and fill that vacant hunting lease. This site is a great way to connect hunters and landowners in your area.  You can find leases by city, state, zip code, type of game, or even price.  You can even find the "hunt of a lifetime".  So, go by and check the site out and see if it takes the hassle out of finding a quality place for you to hunt or having a responsible hunter hunting your land.  

M/V Parker A. Settoon At Sunset

M/V Parker A. Settoon (1217612) making it's way towards the bend in the Mississippi River at Vicksburg on May 18, 2013.

A pull out shot of M/V Parker A. Settoon passing through Vicksburg, MS.

In the bend of the Mississippi River with Ameristar Casino in foreground.

Making a sharp left turn with a towboat to the right going up river.

Another pulled out view of the setting sun.

Zoom in and got this picture that I'm very proud of.

 Our U.S. Flag on top of the old Hwy 80 bridge.

Sun setting over the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, MS.

Down With Piggy

 

This picture was posted on my hunting friends Facebook page of Southern Girls Got Game!  I really like the way she got down with her wild boar.  Congratulations in our great wild outdoors!

Three Turkeys for Dave!

Below are pictures of three turkeys that Dave Mehlenbacher of Crystal River, Florida got recently.  Dave is a self-employed hunting guide and it looks like he really made a great turkey season for himself.  My congrats to Dave in our great wild outdoors.  A job well done!

 

Dave's first turkey taken in Kansas at Hickory Creek Outfitters!

 

Second turkey and...

 

...third turkey that he got yesterday in Nebraska!

Grande Caribe Cruisng Into Town

I was sorry I missed the opportunity to see the Grande Caribe cruise into the Yazoo Diversion Canal this past Tuesday.  The picture of the ship was taken/posted by a friend of mine I went to school with, Shirley Ann Farish, on Facebook.  Just so happened that the American Queen was also docked at our waterfront, she said.  Directly behind the ship is the old Harrahs/Grand Station Casino Boat which has recently been auctioned off for scrap for $10,000.  Nothing last forever!

 

According to their site the unique design of the ship allows for easy travel through shallow waters and narrow channels.  It is mostly for active and inquisitive senior travelers who prefers small quiet ports to tourist traps.  It holds 100 passengers, whereby you can socialize and make friends with the typically retired, well-traveled and sociable group on board.  It has a BYOB policy and an informal dress code.  During your cruise the captain and on board lecturers offer enjoyable informational commentary, as you cruise past the scenery.  This ships crew, chefs, guest lecturers, outside entertainment, and land tours are all carefully chosen, to provide a pleasurable, memorable and relaxing vacation.  Sounds like a nice cruise I would like to take one day!  Check it out if this looks like something you may be interested in at Great Lakes Cruising dot com.

Holy Piggie!

This wild boar was taken in Newman, Western Australia.  A lot of bacon for sure!  Looking forward to getting me a wild hog one day in the Mississippi Delta - maybe half that size, I hope! 

Look Who's Boss

This is the Photo-of-the Week at Cuddleback Digital dot com.

A very cool shot that I wanted to share with you from the Facebook page of Cuddleback Digital by John White - Carrsville, VA. 

Here's a great action shot of a boss gobbler, "showing a jake who was in charge," as John puts it. Interestingly, over the past weekend, I watched from my blind as the big strutting tom I was attempting to coax closer was run off by two over-sized jakes with attitudes. The two jakes continued to patrol the area, disrupting my efforts to call in a tom. Next year, I vowed, I will take care of one of them.  

Good luck to you John in getting Tom Turkey in our great wild outdoors!

Hunter Catches Bird

A bird in the hand is worth, well, in this case it’s worth 2,000 belly laughs, and for a couple of reasons. First, a quail hunter uses his bare hand to catch a quail that inexplicably flew directly at him, and it was caught on video. Second, the video is posted in the most unlikeliest of places: A church’s YouTube channel among gospel messages. We found out why, but first, check out this incredible video of Senior Pastor Matt Carter making an amazing catch while on a quail hunting trip with NFL quarterback Colt McCoy in South Texas:

Turkey Head!

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!