Death TO SNOW!!!!

Well here is the latest addition to my arsenal in the war on snow. Should tip the odds in my favor I think. Compared to a strong back and scoop shovel, this is a major advancement. Sort of like the cave man getting his hands on fire. Its a 1957 International 450 Farmall, with a 2001 International Loader on it. Runs ok, you can tell she's got some miles on her, but it seems to be reliable. And over the summer, when its hopefully not snowing, it should open some big doors in the self sufficiency growing my own food department.

The Mrs

Well Amanda has been bugging me saying that she doesn't get on my blog enough, just pictures of dead critters. So here is one to restore the ratio - My photographer sister snapped some vogue romantic photos of us this summer. As you might expect, I was really excited about that, but had no choice :)

Canada 07

Well I figured I should get around to putting some pictures of our June Canadian catch up sooner or later. It was a good trip this year, tons of big fish, camaraderie, and for the first time ever, a whole herd of bears savaging our cabins/coolers/ and generators. Sort of like rats on steroids really. They tore out the screens, raided the frozen sweet corn, and chewed off the fuel line to the diesel generator. Guess our cabin was on the Island of the Bears!!

Here are a couple dandy pike and my second biggest muskie ever - a 40 incher, right around 20 lbs. Also is photo of Pop's beast of the week, a 44 inch 25 pounder. We got both of the muskies in the same bay within about 100 yards or so, two different days though. Must be something in the water. Hahaha.

JZ