FOUND !!!!

I'm going to try again to post video from yesterday and pics from both days, and if I can't, I guess I'm gonna have to try and contact someone to find out why. This morning was even cooler than yesterday by two degrees. The "wind" - calm at sunrise- was to be out of the north today, rather than NE. Is that what made the difference? Who knows- scent is a fascinating phenomenon that has stymied hunters for centuries. Anyway, back at the same cornfield, hounds turned out in the same exact spot, at almost the exact same time (6:55am today). Once again, hounds spoke as soon as their noses hit the ground. Even though we couldnt discern any tracks in the hard packed dirt and mowed grass, it is obvious that the foxes use the dirt lane often. The difference this morning is that they cold trailed the line for only about 10 minutes and then cry changed and WHAMMO!!! - we had a good chase on the move! For the next 50 minutes our little pack of 2 bitches and 6 dogs pushed Charles through the corn. Howard, road whipping for us again, could hear them well when the fox circled towards the pavement, but fortunately, this pilot always turned away and would circle back towards an irrigation pond on the east side of the field ( where I was positioned). When the fox crossed over the same lane where we had unkennelled, and within 200 feet of my hound truck ( stuck in a ditch. AGAIN. NEVERMIND. Sigh) right around 8am, both Bobby and I waited for the hounds to spillout of the corn. As anticipated, they made a check long enough for us to assess their condition. They were hot, hot, hot, so we broke them while we had the chance . All on!! And all seemed ready for a ride. A perfect little run that more than made up for yesterday. Too bad this fall-like weather can't stick around, but sadly, it is forecast to heat back up to more normal August temps by the weekend. Have some good music toshare, but I doubt ifIwill be able to upload it here.

well,okay, it let me add the sunrise photo from yesterday , so I'll upload the camera and try to add the rest. There were NO high clouds this morning- I wouldnt try to pass this off as today's sunrise-NO bullshit on this blog - EVER. But you'll have to check back- I have a horse that needs ridin' before it gets any warmer outside!  

The sunrise this morning - a light ground fog and an almost cloudless sky.

Dinner on the back porch - pure Eastern Shore flavor; clams casino with clams harvested this morning, and succotash made with pole lima beans and sweet white corn, both picked down the road from my farm. Champs. Fresh blackberries larger than quarters from a friends garden for dessert!