Wild blackberry muffins w/ streusel is the food of the gods.
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Nokies are the brook trout of the NC Piedmont, inhabiting streams that are pleasing to the eye.
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Caleb and I started late. We could've stopped at an infamous carp beat on the way, but I haven't caught a Roanoke bass in 15 years. Lots of driving and a little fishing.
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We started in a slack rocky pool near the bridge that looked fishy that ran .3 of a mile. Labored an hour with nothing to show. Footpaths had been carved through the woods in various locations. Perhaps pressure was a factor. Downstream was guarded by dense rock gardens, and long runs of rapids. Flanked a section and ended up in a nice run. Score!
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Cool looking damsel fly
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St. Johns-Wort?
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Garden harvesting, honey extracting, wild berry picking has been keeping me busy. 13 5 gallon buckets of taters in the crawl space. Growing Pearl, Kennebec, Red Pontiac, and Peruvian Blue. The PB is the largest I've ever harvested.
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