It went OK. There has been a surplus of wind these past few weeks. Most every day has had a small craft warning for the bay. Winds were strong enough to forbid the tyros from going out in it. I've been waiting for a lull in the winds on the weekend. I want to take the new kayak out to Sand Island lighthouse for a look-see. Staging for Fort Morgan it will only be about a 6 mile round trip. It's doable, but I would prefer calm seas and little wind.

Received my seeds today! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you Kamil and everyone! I'm just about to go start mine! I even got my favorite color, how's that for cool! Maybe we could do a swap based on color next time...Hm, I might have to start one of those based on purple.... :0) Thanks a bunch guys/gals it was fun!

I'm not even going to debate the fact that cats are not wildlife that need to kill and are parts of ecosystems. I'm not saying I don't understand the problems here, but you posted something geared at the violence cats do to birds from a human emotion which isn't exactly nature. Being i see birds kill eachother every day it kind of just seemed a little over the top. Also why do you think cats don't have a need to kill? Why don't they? They instinctively hunt, do you not think it is maybe nature's way of them getting nutrients they need biologically speaking due to what is missing in grain based diets when they are actually true carnivores? I'm not saying that cats don't interfere with the ecosystems I just find it ironic that a domesticated animal is denied a natural instinct. ( just for the record I don't have a cat)

Oooh, that sounds refreshing, Luckygardnr. I got this gluten-free recipe via e-mail. Twice-baked potatoes freeze nicely. TEXAS TWICE BAKED POTATOES (Gluten-Free Website) 6 large baking potatoes 1 lb. ground beef 6-8 slices bacon, cooked & crumbled 1 medium white onion, diced 16 oz. sour cream Coarse salt & fresh ground black pepper, as desired 2 -3 Tbsp. hot sauce 16 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese 3-5 scallions, diced Wash and perforate potatoes with fork in several places, slice thin line on top. Place potatoes directly on rack of oven preheated to 400F, cook for 1 hour 30 minutes. While potatoes are baking, brown ground beef with diced onion until meat is no longer pink: remove from heat. Fry bacon; remove and drain on paper towels and crumble. Remove potatoes from oven let cool enough to be handled. Slice each potato lengthwise into halves. With a spoon, scoop out almost all of potato into a large mixing bowl, leaving just enough to maintain the rigidness of the skin. With a large fork, hand-mash the potatoes mixing in the sour cream, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Stir thoroughly until mixture is creamy but still firm. Mix in the crumbled ground beef, bacon, onion, and scallions. Add half of the shredded cheese and combine. Fill the empty potato shells with meat mixture; place on large baking sheet. Top with remaining shredded cheese. Return to oven and bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is thoroughly melted. (Serves: 6)