4:24 p.m. on November 18, 2012 (EST)
nothing like a nice fall hike to enjoy a sunday. temps climbed to 53 here!



and the payoff.....

4:59 p.m. on November 18, 2012 (EST)
nice duckies...is that beer in a trailspace glass?
9:41 a.m. on November 19, 2012 (EST)
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TJester,
It is indeed, I have one as well :)
They are sometimes included in the goody packages for the various competitions and drawings.
9:49 a.m. on November 19, 2012 (EST)
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That's a nice looking pair o' mallards there. Awesome scenery.
11:43 a.m. on November 19, 2012 (EST)
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I hunted ducks when I was younger, but now enjoy their beauty best watching them alive. Waterfowl is surprisingly common in Nevada especially in the spring and fall. I will be fishing tomorrow on a mountain lake at about 5800 feet keeping an eye and ears open for loons that pass thru as migrants each spring and fall.
I was working for the BLM out of Spokane, WA one winter and we were driving along the Colombia River. There was a wildlife biologist in the truck with me that had experience counting large populations of waterfowl. We stopped at an overlook with a lot of geese, Snow, Ross, Canadians, Brandt, etc. How many we all wanted to know. After about 10 minutes, she announced " 400-500,000." That is a lot of geese in one place. I will never forget it.
3:34 p.m. on November 19, 2012 (EST)
That is Bell's Two Hearted Ale, and a half million is a LOT of geese in one place.
i once camped on an island off the coast of Nova Scotia. ferried out on a small boat. The island had once hosted a working lighthouse with a few outbuildings, all of which had been abandoned and looked like they had been empty for quite a while. the only residents of the island were a large number of gulls, puffins and cormorants, and a lot of seals along the shore. what i recall most was the racket all those birds made during the day.
4:16 p.m. on November 19, 2012 (EST)
we have a crane that has staked out our back forty as his territory. I don't know where he came from, but he sure is cool. will try to get some pictures.
9:48 p.m. on November 19, 2012 (EST)
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2:20 p.m. on November 20, 2012 (EST)
The glasses look much better with a nice dark Stout or Porter though...

Nice shots leadbelly. Ducks are great photography subjects. I've got a collection going.
5:50 p.m. on November 20, 2012 (EST)
indeed. humble suggestions: great lakes edmund fitzgerald porter and founders breakfast stout. and if you have ready access to the brewery (i used to live about a mile from downtown Portsmouth), Kate the Great.
7:41 p.m. on November 20, 2012 (EST)
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been very busy lately but I must say this is a fantastic post leadbelly5220!
I can't help but be affected by the aesthetic allure of combining sky, river, rock, duck and beer!
Thanks for the notion!
11:25 a.m. on November 21, 2012 (EST)
leadbelly2550 said:
indeed. humble suggestions: great lakes edmund fitzgerald porter and founders breakfast stout. and if you have ready access to the brewery (i used to live about a mile from downtown Portsmouth), Kate the Great.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Founders I know of, at least I've seen it in stores here. It's a Milk Stout no?
Great Lakes I don't think I have access to here but now I'll have to look. I love that song, so I'm pretty sure if Edmund Fitzgerald was on the shelves here I'd have noticed it.
Kate the Great, had to look it up on Ratebeer.com - Now your talkin my language. Imperial Russian is my favorite style. It rates well, now I'm going to have to make a journey... If I may suggest, if you like this style - North Coast Brewing - Old Rasputin. I hoard the stuff anytime I can get it.
12:59 p.m. on November 21, 2012 (EST)
founders breakfast stout is a coffee/oatmeal stout. old rasputin - excellent.
stone russian imperial stout too.
12:33 p.m. on November 24, 2012 (EST)
but what kind of decent darks can we get here in CA? just kidding...I don't drink.