Ditch Full of Crocus

Each spring on my favorite bicycle route "The Sun Prairie / Columbus Loop", there is a farm that has a ditch full of crocus. It never fails...no matter how cold, no matter how much snow...in mid-March the crocus flourish.

These photos were taken in early April of this year.

Crocus Facts...

• crocus is placed botanically in the iris family.
• there are nearly 80 species of crocus
• predominate colors are lilac, mauve, yellow, and white.
• the name crocus is derived from the Greek "krokos" which means saffron or saffron yellow.

Kokanee

My brother-in-law, Aaron, caught this kokanee last September north of Mackay Idaho on the Big Lost River. The kokanee is the landlocked version of the sockeye salmon that runs in Alaska and in some places in British Columbia.


"Fly tackle has improved considerably since 1676, when Charles Cotton advised to 'fish fine and far off', but no one has ever improved on that statement." ~ John Gierach

Cold Weather Fly Fishing

Some of you may not think this looks fun...Wading in ice-cold water in freezing snowy conditions that could make Santa Claus wish he was back in the balmy confines of the North Pole.

These pictures are from my friend Ken (pictured). He, his father and brother made a trip to Montana early this Spring to try there luck with the local trout population. They had a great time...I'm jealous!

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles ~ Doug Larson