I recieved a phone call this morning from the wife of my good friend and fishing buddy, ex-pro wrestler Dutch Savage. It seems Dutch has had a major malfunction of his heart and the arteries surrounding it. He is presently at SW Washington Medical Center in Vancouver, where they have stabilized him and when he is strong enough for surgury he will have multiple bypasses and 2 heart valves replaced. He is as strong as anyone could be for his age (70's) and that is definitely in his favor but this will be a MAJOR operation. I am going to go visit him tomorrow afternoon.
In other breaking news...THE DROUGHT IS OVER!!!!!
It rained hard here all day and the Cowlitz River is rising rapidly. It is supposed to let up a little tomorrow but saturday is supposed to be a real drencher.
I stayed inside and kept dry most of the day, which was the smart thing to do. Monday I am going to start bowling with Uncle Cliff. I am really looking forward to this.
Cow & Calf
Yearling Calf
"Pretty Baby" calf due @ 7/4/11
Pigs
The Pigs, Soupy & Norm
This Chick Will Be Blue
This Will Be A Blue Chicken
Tip The Puppy
Tip The Puppy
My Puppy "Tip"
My Puppy "Tip"
New Chick
One of the six baby chicks we got yesterday.
Gorgeous Wood
Big Wood from Upper Kalama
Salmon
Kings from the Kenai River, Alaska
Caribou
Caribou hunting in the Upper Skwentna River area
One Black, One Grizzly
Bears from Upper Chilligan River, Alaska
Monster Brown Bear
10 foot Brown Bear from Alaska Peninsula
Big Wood
Wild Horse Creek, Upper Kalama River
About Me
- Mountain Mel
- After a period of loss and turmoil in 2010, I am full of anticipation and looking forward to a much better 2011! This winter has been rough on most of the country, weather-wise, but not so much here in the Pacific Northwest. Spring Chinook season is just around the corner as are the daffodils and tulips - many of which are already up out of the ground. I am looking forward to finishing up a couple of the home improvement projects that I started this winter and am anxious to get going on spring/summer yardwork projects. This year we will once again have baby chickies and around the 4th of July we should have a new calf from "Pretty Baby" who is looking sleek, fat, and sassy from good food and daily graining. We are also starting out the year with a pair of weaner pigs, to be butchered around mid-summer, I hope.
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