Bussey Brake

There’s treasure behind that green worm spit…

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ August 12, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Way back when, my dad and one of his fishing partners, Tom Guthrie, didn’t share much in common. What they did share was the love of fishing, dad’s 12-foot aluminum boat and Mr. Tom’s catalpa tree. All my memories here are not favorable. I used to hate to “pick” catalpa worms. But I loved to … Continue reading →

Bussey Brake: Old being made new

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 24, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

After the drive just north of Bastrop, I stopped first on the south end of Bussey Brake and walked up the levee at the old water pumping station. Wow. The lake is empty, except a few deep holes near the intake and outtake areas, a few spots out in the lake and a couple of … Continue reading →

Grand camping – Part 4

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 17, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Final in a four-part series Now it’s time for the After Party: So where’d everybody go? Today, when there’s a big event, it isn’t necessarily over when it’s over. The cool thing to do is have an “After Party” too. The “after party” after a camping/fishing/family vacation road trip usually involves eating up the leftovers … Continue reading →

Grand Camping Vacation – Part 1

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 14, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

First of a four-part series It’s not my fault. It’s Ollie Hopnoodle’s. When my grown kids suggested we take them and our grandchildren camping on the lake this summer, I couldn’t wait. I had an excellent role model to follow. In case you never had the privilege of seeing it, the satire of childhood recollections … Continue reading →

Unintended deceit

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 13, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Okay, this is too funny to not share with you and only Uncle Si and I could team up to do it. Yesterday, I got 251 “clicks” on lakedarbonnelife.com from Brazil. I get a daily report of how many clicks there are on the site and where they come from. I do get viewers from … Continue reading →

What is it? I know. I know…

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ July 8, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

A few weeks back, friend Joyce Neely of Tennessee posted a Facebook photo under the “What is it?” category. I knew immediately, but after a dozen or so way off answers from others, I had to post the right one. I knew what it was because I have strapped pairs of them on my parents … Continue reading →