A morning of loafering and random musings

[whitetailfreak]

After having my left hand cut on a few days ago to correct some issues and in an attempt to keep it dry and clean till the stitches come out I spent a dreary morning just loafering in the mountains near my house.


I drove up a splendid little watershed and it reminded me how much we need some rain around here. Purposely I left my fly rod at home because I knew I'd be tempted. I was able to spot a dozen or so stocked trout stacked in a hole headed up the creek.


As I drove on up the mountain there were wild flowers along the road. Morning Glory, Scarlet Beebalm(not pictured), Phlox, Coneflowers etc etc...


This ol' Mountain cabin is slowly being retaken by nature.


I'd bet a crisp hundred dollar bill that this Black Locust will be gone by the weekend. Somebody will have this cut and split for firewood.


This 20' waterfall is more of a trickle at the moment but hopefully will get a drink this evening.


Here, Ferns are carpeting the forest floor beneath the Birch, Maple and Hemlocks.


Loafering is an underated past time and I imagine when I'm old and grey and unable to hunt and fish in these mountains the way I do now that this may be the way I spend most my days.

 

[whitetailfreak]

 

[whitetailfreak]

I came across a hen turkey and her poults in the fog. You've gotta look closely or you'll miss her

 

[ngamtns]

Great pictures. Take care of that hand. Hope you make a quick recovery in time for season.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Loafering is an honerable occupation in my book. Hopefully, your hand gets fixed up and healed soon. And you should have took that fly rod-remember that pic of Queve Woody on Noland Creek in Casada's book?

 

[Redbow]

Thanks for sharing your outing with us. Hope your hand heals very quickly with no problems.

 

[pjciii]

A tenkara is an honorable way to fish one handed.

 

[JustUs4All]

Great pics, thanks for sharing. I hope the doc was able to fix the hand and you recovery is a quick one.

Just wondering if anyone else noticed the "crocodile" in the first picture. I wouldn't have expected that in the mountains. LOL

 

[whitetailfreak]

Great pics, thanks for sharing. I hope the doc was able to fix the hand and you recovery is a quick one.

Just wondering if anyone else noticed the "crocodile" in the first picture. I wouldn't have expected that in the mountains. LOL

I've stepped on that rock 100x and never noticed until that picture. Good observation.

 

[JustUs4All]

You shouldn't travel to Australia. LOL

 

[ucfireman]

Great way to spend a day!
The term stop and smell the roses comes to mind.
Sometimes we need to just slow down and take it all in.
What's the dang hurry?

 

[dwhee87]

Making me miss the mountains! Glad I'll be back there soon!

 

[gma1320]

Ain't nothing wrong with loafin and piddlein. I've always enjoyed it myself. Don't have much time fer it anymore. Maybe it's about time....