tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post1622022253735998714..comments2024-01-26T01:53:55.107-06:00Comments on Wild Ed's Texas Outdoors: Finally a Texas Orange Throat DarterWild Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-9480595498740275362010-12-25T15:42:00.737-06:002010-12-25T15:42:00.737-06:00Located on private property off Circle G Ranch Roa...Located on private property off Circle G Ranch Road just to the west of State Highway 195, four miles south of Taylor, the monument is a tombstone-sized slab of red granite bearing a bronze plaque that says: <br />In Grateful Memory<br />To Those Who<br />Gave Their Lives<br />In The<br />Battle of Brushy<br />1839 <br /><br />Erected By<br />Friends and Students<br />Of<br />Taylor Public SchoolWild Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-32798645477605783412010-12-25T14:04:10.692-06:002010-12-25T14:04:10.692-06:00Merry Christmas, Ed!
What I meant in my above com...Merry Christmas, Ed!<br /><br />What I meant in my above comment was that I've caught a lot of these fish in seines in various rivers and creeks in Texas, and some bigger ones when I was using teeny tiny hooks for sunfish using bacon as bait.<br /><br />The bigger ones might have been a variant of what you've got in your aquarium.<br /><br />Say, do you happen to know where the "Battle of Brushy [Creek]"<br />was fought in 1839? I need to visit there...<br /><br />http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/btb02THE FISHING MUSICIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370096226036500054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-13390535314076138882010-12-22T19:23:15.445-06:002010-12-22T19:23:15.445-06:00That is a very lovely fish! Your project is, by fa...That is a very lovely fish! Your project is, by far, one of the best home education ideas that I have seen in quite some time.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Mike S<br /><a href="http://miketravelsandtravails.blogspot.com/2010/12/coming-mini-ice-age.html" rel="nofollow">The Coming Mini Ice Age</a>Michael Spinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360521295547991137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-92002965976246361552010-12-22T07:37:26.458-06:002010-12-22T07:37:26.458-06:00Fishing Musician you have been added to my roll as...Fishing Musician you have been added to my roll as well. EdWild Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-65670912929303426712010-12-21T21:50:37.018-06:002010-12-21T21:50:37.018-06:00I'm a new fan, Ed, and added you and Zach to m...I'm a new fan, Ed, and added you and Zach to my blog roll and here's a post about it:<br /><br />http://elfishingmusician.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-blogs-i-likee.html<br /><br />Anyway, I live not too far from you, and look forward to reading about your adventures. I've been enjoying the archives of your blog and Zach's blog.<br /><br />I'm a big shooter and fly and surf fisherman as well.<br /><br /><br />BTW, Brushy Creek holds special significance to me, and I think it's very cool that you have a freshwater aquarium.THE FISHING MUSICIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370096226036500054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-65690676281919249832010-12-20T12:12:24.534-06:002010-12-20T12:12:24.534-06:00Thanks for the kind words guys. Merry Christmas t...Thanks for the kind words guys. Merry Christmas to each of you and may each of you try to make a kid happy. I gave out some BB guns and created some memories for kids and some bad looks from their parents. But that is what Grand Dads and Uncles are supposed to do, RIGHT. :)Wild Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-71920814419216813192010-12-20T12:08:48.756-06:002010-12-20T12:08:48.756-06:00Ed,
That sure is a handsome fish! I'm telling...Ed,<br /><br />That sure is a handsome fish! I'm telling you, your aquarium project is one of the best ideas I have seen!<br /><br />Happy Holidays!<br />Best regards,<br /><a href="http://www.free-press-release.com/news-albert-rasch-and-in-afghanistan-it-s-been-a-long-road-1292793394.html" rel="nofollow">Albert A Rasch</a><br /><a href="http://inastan.blogspot.com/2010/12/greetings-from-bagram-air-field.html" rel="nofollow">Albert Rasch in Afghanistan: She had Beautiful Green Eyes…</a>Albert A Raschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431765456546701021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-12598652684601031552010-12-20T10:42:35.501-06:002010-12-20T10:42:35.501-06:00Rick about 3.5 inches is the largest they grow in ...Rick about 3.5 inches is the largest they grow in size. ETWild Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-103342646572282812010-12-20T10:26:35.596-06:002010-12-20T10:26:35.596-06:00I really like the markings on that fish. Do you kn...I really like the markings on that fish. Do you know hoe big they get?<br /><br /><a href="http://whitetailwoods.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Whitetail Woods Blog / Deer Hunting and Blackpowder Shooting at it’s best.</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6395446173844714571.post-12310348823276271392010-12-20T10:10:15.942-06:002010-12-20T10:10:15.942-06:00Merry Christmas, Ed!Merry Christmas, Ed!Z@Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993343918438930816noreply@blogger.com