I do a lot of blogging as time allows, sometimes time is not on my side. I manage a number of blogs, many of them real estate related. Some are just places to rant and rave about whatever.

I usually use this space  for good stories and real estate related posts, but I have a bone to pick.

If you are a regular reader of this site, you may remember my Fishing on the Marais des Cygne story with my grandson and my granddaughter. That was a beautiful Saturday, we spent paddling our little 'ol aluminum John boat down from the farm near the haymaker bridge to the water pumping station near Nyhart, MO.

The Grand kids had a ball watching the wildlife and attempting to help me navigate my way around the dead-fall without the aide of a motor.

Well, a few weeks ago some miscreant snuck onto my father in-laws place down there by the old Haymaker Bridge and made off with my boat.

So this summer, I will not be taking my grand kids on anymore memorable trips down the river. The children will be deprived the joy of a day on the water with Pop, because some worthless, tweaker, meth addict stole my boat. I didn't pay a lot of money for it, but it was mine and I hate a damned thief.

So if your son, meth-addicted boy friend or lazy-ass thieving husband has come home with a used V-Bottom aluminum boat, he stole it from me!

You can reach me at 816-807-1841. Or you can just have him return it to where he found it. But if I catch you on my land; I will put a slug in you!

It disappeared during deer season, which means he was probably out hunting in the Rich Hill or Virginia area when he decided to steal my boat.
 
 

God it was a beautiful weekend, we hauled the camper down 71 HWY to our family farm on the River near Virginia, MO. Saturday after I had the water, electric and sewer hooked up I took the John Deere down to the bottom-land, where the River meets Walnut Creek.

The River and the creek were really swollen, going over the bridges near Nyhart we saw the Bates County Drainage Ditch was nearly to its limits too.

We lost yet another tree down by the river, seems we lose more trees each year than we can plant. I spooked up a young deer from the brush, watching that cotton white tail bouncing away made me long for deer season this Fall.

Saturday was hot, muggy and we saw a bit of rain, I snapped a few pics of the flooded creek, I took a picture of the deer I spooked up, but he didn't show up well in the photos.

Sunday was breezy at first, but the heat was getting more intense when we got out of church. I love visiting the Happy Hill Church of God, Pastor Ron and his wife raise the roof with some of the best old time gospel music I've ever heard. I look forward to going there when I can. Fathers Day is one of those special occasions. After church we headed on into Butler, MO for Dinner.

One of our favorite places to eat Sunday dinner is the Flaming Lantern in Butler, MO. We usually try to get a spot near the fireplace. 

Driving the gravel roads of Bates County, MO I sure saw a lot of flooding. A fortunate few had managed to get some crops in, but so much of the Bates County Farmland was flooded and simply too wet to plow.

Some of the cropland in Bates County looked like it had been planted before it was flooded, darn shame all those good crops under water. Bates County has some very productive, rich soil, but when the floods come, there's an awful lot of damage.

Guess we can look forward to a great harvest of some winter wheat.
Anyhow, if we can help you with your find any hunting land, cropland or a home on the range in KS or MO, give us a holler. 816-313-8876.

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Saturday was beautiful, after a day of working hard putting up hay at the farm in Rich Hill, we drug an old row-boat down to Walnut Creek and slid down the muddy hillside into the water.

My Grandson Cody and my Granddaughter Holly sat aft and fore while I plowed away with the old wooden oars. As we made our way in to the swollen river we found the current was pulling us along pretty well.

Shortly  after coming out of Walnut Creek, we saw several fishermen at the usual spot by the old Haymaker Bridge. They waved as we passed by, trying to stay as far from their lines as we could. We had to work pretty hard to avoid all the trees and debris in the river.

We rounded the curve in the River into the Bates County Drainage ditch and the current slowed a bit. We passed by some folks in a small motor boat, that were kind enough to slow down and say howdy.

About four miles I figure; by river, we wound up pulling ashore at the Bates County Water District pump house. The new facility is almost done. Mostly dry we called my wife to come and get us. Grandpa Milt Enlow and Grandma Sue Enlow came with her to pick us up. The kids and I had a great time sitting on the toolbox in the back of the truck watching the dust kick up behind the trailer. Don't tell anyone but I actually let Cody drive us back. He loves to drive and I figure if it's good enough for Alan Jackson (Drive) it's all right for this thirteen year old too!

We made the trip of roughly four miles by river in about an hour and fifteen minutes. That means with a little rowin' we rode that ol river at about 18.75 miles per hour. 

Not bad for grandpa, but I had some help from the current.

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