Here is a picture of a huge deer killed in Franklin County Virginia hardly a mile from my house a few days ago. It is a main frame 8 pointer, but I hear it had 16 counting all the smaller kickers. It's hard to count them from the pictures. This thing is a monster, and I hear it scored 216. Congrats to the hunter. That's one to be proud of.It looks a lot like the same deer I have been seeing for a couple years around that area but I never could get him. If it is the same one he was pretty much... Read Full Story
The brilliant colors of fall seem to be lingering a little longer this year than usual. I think this has been one of the prettiest years in recent memory here in Virginia as far as the colors go, and the length of time we are enjoying them. Here are a few pictures I took close to home this week. Read Full Story
Today we took our cruise down the parkway for the fall foliage. We try to do it every year, but missed it last year. We just took a short cruise this time on the Blue Ridge Parkway from Roanoke down to The Meadows of Dan. It's not a long ride but there are many lookovers to stop at and spend some time, along with Mabry's Mill and Otis's store along The Crooked Road. Otis was a nice fellow who greeted us when we entered with an offer of a cup of coffee. He has a little something for everyone i... Read Full Story
Martinsville Nascar fans will have a new feature added to their racing experience this year. They have added a new leaderboard that also has 3 bigscreen TV monitors on it. Fans should be able to see it from pretty much all angles. It is a great addition that I can speak to from experience. The last few years Sprint has provided a large screen TV on the backstretch which is great for seeing replays of anything significant that happens during the race. It always seems like when something exciti... Read Full Story
As reported by the Martinsville BulletinSunday, October 5, 2008By JOHNNY BUCK - Bulletin Sports EditorTony Hodges is a very patient man.A Patrick County resident, Hodges had been bow hunting for deer for 13 years in the fall of 2006. In that time span, his best kills were two 8-point bucks and one 7-pointer.“None of them were what I’d call a big buck,” he said. “They were nice bucks, and I killed them all with a bow.He’d let countless deer walk over the years, ei... Read Full Story
So far there has been little, if any change in the foliage in Virginia. Right now the prediction according to the division of forestry for central Virginia, which contains a major portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway the peak should be between Oct 27th and Nov 10th. Far western Virginia should be Oct 20th thru Nov 3rd, and eastern Virgina Nov 1st thru Nov 15th. Here is a link to the map from the Virginia Department of Forestry. Read Full Story
Evedently someone paid attention to our local biodiesel manufacturer. Monday, state and federal representatives are coming to look the place over. One of Martinsville city councel members, Danny Turner, was talking about it this morning on a local radio station. He is hoping that the area may can benefit from this and get much needed new jobs going in the area. There is plenty of local farmland vacant in the area, especially in the winter when this canola is grown. It would be great for the l... Read Full Story
This is a little off topic of my normal posts here, but I feel it worth mentioning anyway.A local store and truck stop in Henry county Virginia is manufacturing and selling it's own biodiesel at the pumps. Vehicles that run on diesel can use this fuel with no modification and the cost is claimed to be around .50 a gallon cheaper to buy, than conventional diesel. It also burns cleaner with lower emmissions than with regular diesel.The company forms contracts with local farmers to grow canola o... Read Full Story
The picture of the one alone to the side really shows off his coloring good. It's difficult to catch the puppies in a pose like this, so I got pretty lucky I think.
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