The Dirt on Nicky
Nature’s way
It was a warm and windy day and I knew rain was on the way, so like a monkey on a tricycle I...
The Dirt on Nicky
October is the kindest month
It’s time to take down tangled spent vines with crinkled leaves and add them to the pile with tall dead...
HavingREELFun
A good day in the neighborhood. Travis is 9 years old and from Iowa showing off his first-ever walleye, 20 inches.
It’s beginning to look...
The Dirt on Nicky
Here’s some good news
My first-grade teacher Miss Dennis taught us that polyphenols are compounds with more than one phenolic hydroxyl group. “Eat your greens...
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The weather can affect fishing in a number of ways. Key influences on the way fish behave include water temperature, wind, and barometric pressure.
Most...
The Dirt on Nicky
Say hello to Mary Washington
Eleven years ago, I scattered a packet of Mary Washington asparagus seeds into a round tray of potting mix, and...
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Hope everyone is loving this weather. We have more nice days to come in the next two weeks. Some of the high temps are...
The Dirt on Nicky
Deer have 34 teeth usually. Across the bottom front are six incisors, Nature’s answer for how to bite off roses. Toward the back are...
The Dirt on Nicky
Here comes winter
Toward the end of our very hot week, I noticed all the shade in my front yard was gathering beneath the shadiest...
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We had some nice weather for about a week and boy was it a nice break. But this week, August is going to show...