Hi Kim-Char, Bill, Everett and All the rest:

Boy, Kim... your mention of the red Cicadas that emerge in the Nashville area about every ten years (so I was told) brings back lots of memories. Our Dachsund, Gretel and our big 'ol mixed-breed, Klutzy, would just have a field day out in our back field devouring Cicadas until they would just get sick. The Brentwood/Crockett Springs area was so beautiful that time of year but the Cicadas would turn things surreal for a few days. Aloha to you from non-tropical Texarkana. I lived near Tantalus Drive for awhile in Honolulu. Golly, things have changed there now. Just too many people. Still beautiful, though.

Everett: I wish you wouldn't taunt us with your River and Trout stories. We have Rainbows stocked by the state in a few of our rivers here in Arkansas but nothing that compares with what you are talking about. Can you feel the envious green emanating from the deep south?

Bill: You are a "master-threadsman" in my books. This has really been a fun read. Keep up the good work. Our world needs a little R&R and stories about critters and natural beauty seem to do the trick.

All my best,

Dave Rice http://xenaRadio.com/David_Lynn_Rice/