Life is Good...

Man, it feels so good when you can look at your life and say that you are quite happy with where you are right now. Oh sure, a few things could have went better here and there along the way but, all in all, this ol' puppy IS a happy camper... :-)

Many, many things can cut short that feeling though, in my case at least and in a few others that I know of. Perhaps You have had some rough times that were VERY hard to get through too in your past, eh? We've ALL been there. The trick is to endure only as long as necessary and then move on...Many better things, await us around the corner. We must Never stop wanting to turn another corner for fear of what happened in the past when you tried turning a fairly tough corner at the improper speed, be-known to you at the time. ;-)

Happiness is Not necessarily measured in money or worldly goods by the way, but instead, it's measured in our Health and our state of Mind! Your mind, as mine, controls your body, no matter WHO you are. Keeping both Healthy then, should be perhaps one of your Priorities too, as it is for this gently aging Outdoorsy dude. :-) Make sure that you get more live foods and the right kinds of cell building Nutrition into your body, daily, in order to add even more to your longevity and fine health. Check out my little Lens over @ Eating Healthy Squidoo dot com, for a little more Nutritional info...

I Know for sure that the many wild foods that I have harvested and consumed over the, last 4 plus decades, have added much to my state of health these days. Wild Leeks, Asparagus, Day Lilies, Blueberries, Wintergreen, Milkweed, Japanese Knotweed, Maple syrup and a host of others, have all charged my cells right up to the brim, with nature's finest enzymes, vitamins, minerals and everything I need to flourish for the times ahead too. I feel that I should remind you here, that these are My beliefs. Many folks would say I'm full of crap, but they are probably Not in as good health as this ol' doggy is either... ;-)

Our Offspring...

If You are lucky enough to have children, I pray that You are giving them lots of your time and that, your time together is time that you both agree on, is High Quality time. They will only be your children once, and that time won't last long in the whole scheme of things. Love them with all your heart and help them with Anything they need help with. NEVER be Too Busy for those wonderful offspring of yours, either. Ever!

I also Believe that ANY child introduced to the Outdoorsy World at a young age will LOVE it. Certainly, how that child is introduced, or NOT introduced, can make or break his or her future outlooks on anything to do with Nature and his or her place in it. My own two children were holding live freshwater fish in their hands before they were two years old and just beaming with glee in the process. A real natural closeness to Nature, bonding thingy, is indeed formed between human and finned critter in the rapidly forming brain cells of our precious children. I witnessed it many times with my two little lovelies!

Here's an old shot of my young lad, still in a diaper, expressing his take on getting into the Outdoorsy thing with dad, even at home on the couch...

A Happy Boy...

Don't ever think they are too young for this or that. They are not. Real Knowledge has NO age limits or time constraints. Teach them the real things in life by example and one on one learning experiences. They will Love you for it, for a long time to come...

Do your part in showing those kiddies of yours that they can find Happiness through their Outdoorsy experiences and you will Never regret any of it, I'll bet on it. :-)

Well, that's a start on my little blurb here to-day, on this last day of January 2009, about, how Life Is Good. There will be more...

Thanx a lot for visiting with me to-day. Don't forget to bookmark this little blog if you've enjoyed your time in here to-day too. Oh, and if you've ever played "pass it on" in your life, then This would be a good time to rekindle that fine ol' info exchange method too. Send a link to one of your friends :-)

All the best,

lb

How to Cure Cancer...

I've recently uncovered an Amazingly Simple Natural method, to go about curing cancer. This particular way of combating this dreaded disease has been getting stronger and stronger feedback from many folks who were told by doctors there was little hope for them.

Go to this website and check into this powerful information that could save Your life or someone You know who has some form of Cancer! This is NO joke folks! I don't spread stuff that I don't believe in and I believe these techniques will help ANYONE.

Here's a link that could change Your life...

Kelly Eidem's Powerful Book!

Please pass it on to someone You know has been diagnosed with cancer and let them decide...

Forever in health,

LarryB

Happy Christmas!

Here's your online greeting for the holiday season from the Canadian Outdoorsy guy...

MERRY CHRISTMAS to All of You out there on the web to-day...



All the best!

LarryB

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL......

The eve of Christmas Eve...

I may not be in here tomorrow, so I just want to wish All of You a Very Merry Christmas right here, right now! :-) I hope You get to spend lots of quality time with Your loved ones in the next little while...

and a Very Merry Christmas... from the woods.

LarryB

Buzzers...

A Whack of Buzzbaits...

Killer Surface Action

Here are some of my favorite Buzz-Baits. A few of them, as you can see, have been customized but most are plain deadly right out of the package. You can see the many different configurations of wire, blade and head designs here, although they all are very similar. When the water's cooler or the fish are a little shyer then those triple bladed jobs can be reeled in at a much slower speed and still raise a pretty good albeit more subdued ruckus, so, I use them the most.

Some Sweet Buzzers

Buzz me...

Now this is the bait right here that started all this Buzzin' stuff for this ol' boy. I've swapped out a black triple wing blade for the stock aluminum model. Also I've bent the arms somewhat, to open the gap between the blade wire and the hook point. This little tweak makes that razor sharp hook, ride a bit deeper in the water and has thus resulted in a higher percentage of more positive hook-ups for this ol' basser! This particular lure has landed over fifty fish, if you count the pike that smashed it senseless while I was out Bassin' too! :-)

Totally Twistered...

If You have not tried Buzz-baits for Bass, for Whatever reason, You my friend are totally missing out on some of the most explosive strikes you will ever get in freshwater. Oh ya, If Your lake is full of Northern Pike, toss a Buzzer at them too. Some of the strikes from enraged, charging surface Pike, will totally startle you, to say the least... :-)

Get Buzzin'...

lb

First snow of 2008...

The bush, and me...

There's a lot of history between me and the bush. Over four decades of traipsing around in the boonies has really rounded me out as an Outdoorsman,if you don't mind me saying so myself. :-) The Outdoors keeps me young at heart. The wild places makes my blood flow faster and my heart pump louder and harder...

I walked through a section of woods close to where I live this morning. My head needed a little refreshing, from a busy work week. :-)

Seeing the fresh snow everywhere again, clicked another page in my Outdoorsy experiences, memory banks. How many places and how many times have I been there for that first snow fall over the years? Memories swarmed all around me, as I stood there alone in the cool, still air, of a mixed patch of Boreal Forest, almost in my own backyard...

I set the E30 on a little Dollarama tripod and extended it's neat little aluminum legs and set it gently on the snow covered ground, after entering the simple data to "shoot myself", through the touch pad and then I walked into the picture.

Your's truly, LarryB

Ten seconds after tripping the shutter, Voila! Ce Moi! Live and @ Your Service.

All aspects of being outdoors have held my interest over the years and I REALLY want to share that wide-open mindset with others on the web and in my town, who wish to really know the Outdoors better. There is just SO much pleasure to be derived from hangin' out in the bush, and living life and enjoying each day as our fore fathers did and our Native people, the REAL and original owners and Caretakers of the land...

a wee plug...

Do You have a desire to envelope Nature and the Great Outdoors into Your life friend? Getting into the Outdoors can give a person a whole new lease on life. It can renew Your zest for being alive and put more spunk into You than reading newspapers, watching TV or playing video games, ever will. Do you love to fish but just don't seem to be able to catch enough fish? Do you tourny fish but never win?

If You ever want to get really personal with the Outdoor world and need a fine guide, I am Now available for bookings. So, don't be shy, drop me a line anytime...

Here's my Email addy...LarryB

later,

lb

Variety time...

Variety day for moi...

Just Memo...

I hooked up with these swell guys recently. Somewhat amazingly to me, the Great Google has already been able to find the URL's to My particular Just Memo stuff!

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Check them out to-day...


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Late looks at the bush...

Pearly Everlasting

Hey, what's that sound?

Purple Coneflower

Meandering Creek

Jerusalem Artichokes


Some elusive Indian Pipes

Just me...


And that's how she rolled...