Golf--Old and New Golf--Books--I thought I'd learn--got carried away--

Somewhere I mentioned I would show you where I started buying my Golf books well I finally found the Catalogue--

Eventually you will notice I lead up to things--I will show you two books that will change your golf game--both books still have to be read--with the idea that you have to fit things that are comfortable for you and to your body style--we're not all built alike-duh--but what you were born with--the right preparations is enough to fit your style into a game of golf you can be proud of--and challenging--to all comers--as you can tell from the listing of the golf books I have listed--everybody with a ghost writer has a word or two on their great games--if you notice when they were written--it was during a time when their game and their popularity was prime time--thank you America--I not going to coat anything with a big fat cherry with whip cream on top--I'm going to plant a seed in the soul of your earth and only wish if you follow what I telling you--you want be disappointed in the results when you confront other golfers--who are better than you--each area in golf has a point--we're talking--Driving--Long irons--Short irons--Putting…that's it--hey what do you say--give it a shot--I can only open your eyes a little bit wider--and narrow down your thoughts to the main goal-- holing out…I'm not going to bore you with courses--their layout--their tricks--sand traps--entrances, we're not into those--we're into accuracy--pin point control--

The game of golf to be played like you see on T.V. has to be played around practice--and when I say practice --I mean a lot of it--you see those pieces of tape on the golfers hands--those are from beating balls--over and over again--you slack off on practice and your game goes right down the tubes--at first you wonder how they can do it day in and day out--they're after a living--and they've probably made some kind of commitments along the way--so yes they enjoy what they're doing until it becomes too much and they always are wondering if they made the right decision--welcome to the real world-

The Swing--there is no other way to improve your game without--it---no way--so you better have it together--and you better be using the big muscles to pull it through--if you think you can play good golf using your brain--and a throwing type of swing forget it--the effortless swing you see the Pro's use can only be accomplished by utilizing the big muscles of your back--staying focused--and letting those same muscles--not fling your arms but pulling them through the process of your natural swing…the arms are not thrown--they are pulled through the shot to the target in your minds eye--that pulling power--drives everything towards the main objective which in golf is holing out---as quickly as possible---practicing is getting focused on objective number one--"swing"and timing, because when out on the course--timing has to be considered it is one of the criteria to solidifying your game--to the point when crunch time comes looking for you--you can rely on your swing to pull you through to a decent score--when you practice you're not to worry or even think where the ball falls as long as it is in the general area--practice time is devoted to timing and to swing development-a working coordination--after this synchronization--you are on your way to truly seeking a target to the best of your ability and now you have something that you can seek a target with--so start aiming--you are the Phantom--seeking a goal--  

If you can't find your game in one of these books I have you really need to be doing something else--what you do-- is you go through--the golf books pick out systems you can follow and apply them to yourself in ways that are comfortable--don't let anyone pull you out of your comfort zones--if you do you're playing there game of golf with your body--you take what you pick out and experiment--getting what you think might start in your comfort zone--you apply it by trying it out the driving range--then as you practice--you adjust (make adjustments) each time you find a complication to your comfort--go back to the books for another look-see--or gent in touch with an instructor--who appreciates what you're trying to do--in your way--I introduce you to this first book because--these a lot of interest in it about golf and golfers--were taking about Dan Jenkins here and he's no slouch in the story department--al this boils down to making you mentally and physically comfortable--and believe me you'll need all I'm trying to do for you--cause you meet all kinds on the golf course--  

I will try to explain or you can forget this I am about to say and go straight into looking over the Golf books--most of the came from a Golf Book Store in Scotland. I started looking for Golf Books because I thought I'd learn try and learn to play--well as you can see I got carried away--it seems when I start something I want make sure that I have books --if I have questions I can answer them--I also have books on Mysteries, Gardening, Pool, Soccer, Fiber Craft, and mind boggling stuff--which I think expands the mind to relieve the pressure of day to day life--and let's me think I'm home free--give me a beer--here goes---physically on the course--you need a little bit of shape--not like a barrel but some that represent a little bit in the way of strong--some times you're going to have to call on effort--so get your self ready because the little bit of effort I'm asking is for your own good--and on the course your going to think you're being pushed--but in really you're just up against someone whose had more practice --maybe a better athlete on one whose game is tighter than yours--effort--practice will take care of him--

I do plan on picking out the ones I love--mainly because they are interesting--look at Golf from a strange perspective--give you some new ideas--or just good reading in front of the fireplace on a rainy day or during the winter time--you might call me a clearing house--on getting rid of the junk--some of it anyway--

and some of these books have some really good pictures and some have excellent short stories about old time Golfers that I've learned to respect--just from reading about them and their histories--if I can remember--I'll try and select them and star them--go back and take a gander at this guys swing--just the picture let's you know the ball went a long way--they said at one time his swing was so compact he could swing in a phone booth--Doug Sanders--hmmm--

Yes I have a few more I even have some I haven't registered on paper--I'm moving my books from the house to a Library I built in my Garage--so when i run across them I shower you with the books themselves--front and maybe the contents--

When I go over these the stories of written by Charles Price--are priceless--and some of the history of Golf by Peter Dobreiner's is good food for the brain cells--when you are getting ready for a match and need some inspiration--or to build up some enthusiasm--for the thought to keep your game in perspective--

I think what I better do is go feed my dogs--it's there supper time --I always feed them at the same time everyday or very close--to the same time everyday so they'll get use to knowing I true to my habits and believe me they pick up on time because it's run by there brain--They hover--they get picky-- they get anxious--and some times they get in fights cause I don't think they realize what's causing their anxiety--it's chemical--well anyway--while I go feed them I'll go out to the library and start bring in some Golf books to show you what they look like --it'll be fun--even though I have them and you can't read them I'll show you some and I'll bring a catalogue in from where I buy them and you can see his range he offers--

These are not going to be in any order except the way I put them down and if you enjoy your golf then after you've

seen some of these books you're going to enjoy it a lot more..because the interest doesn't stop after you read--it goes out on the course with you--and you become more insular more into what's happening..to your game realizing that hey even the good guys have bad days but until you see that they really do have bad days and read about them--you just think from what on T.V. is enough but it's not so get you some of these books for those days you can't be on the course and prepare your mind for the next time you are--

There's no doubt in my mind when you see the stars (Golf pros)--on the range warming up --let face it there having there egos massaged  those Pro Instructors they're  there for their own benefit because the players need to be alone and I'll guarantee you that there games would be a lot better without guys hanging around--giving out there unfree advice--the only thing a pro needs help with is usually timing--alignment, or putting speed checks--you can't rush anything in golf or your game will be effected -in some way which will bother all departments of your game mainly because you get so caught up --you get lost in trying to figure out what's messing with your game--Sergio Garcia for an example--and another one is Scott

This next guy gives you some down right good stuff as far as good advice--Tom Kite--one who always believed in Harvey Penick--and for good reasons to understand why-- read the book--I'm sort of winding down today got up at 4:30 this morning and am getting wee bit tired--so I'm thinking about calling it a day..

When putting-- you have to feel the distance--if you don't start from the first feeling that difference you'll always be left guessing--and if you don't want to add more problems to your golfing game--especially on the green for God's sake--get it together--practice until you start seeing distance by or with feel--the brain putter head, and hands--have to become one and the same--they can't all be out there alone..you see--you feel-- you putt--all this will take into consideration all irregularities of green, weather, and will over come all thoughts of whether you're doing it right or wrong--and if you miss-- you've still in the game because you're feeling through mistakes--in gauging distances--each putt is an invaluable experience..putting lessons learned--will pile on top of each other--giving experience needed each time you go out there…luck has nothing to do with it--your putting stroke--your feel for it--and your distances will become less of a problem each time…it's better than jabbing--or stutter stepping with the head of the putter...

  

Garden Questions--(Sawdust in Garden)

I'm not going to put these in any kind of order if you want to know something get in touch with me--other wise here goes--a friend from my "Hippy Days" writes out of the clear blue sky--what do you think about sawdust in the garden--he informs me he's now a cabinet maker--and I would bet he's a good one--so to John Lapone--here's my answer after checking with Guru Sammy

Certain plants do well planted on a wall or near a wall with a north, or west aspect--because the early morning sun would not get it after a frosty night…this is an important point to remember when planting things affected by frost and by a warm morning sun which comes as too great a shock after the chill of the night

March-- Prune all early flowering shrubs example--forsythia--when they finish blooming and before new growth starts and they will not suffer any setbacks...

Hardwood ashes from the fireplace makes excellent fertilizer for grapes, irises,delphiniums, and roses..keep the ashes dry and apply them as soon as cultivation begins

When forcing spring blossoms put pieces of charcoal in the container and it will keep the water sweet--

As you can tell I'm hard on work on my next years resolution--I'm getting in touch with many new surprises which will only come available when the time is ripe for them-- they just evolve from out of the blue--after millions of years of thinking---plop---oh I think I'm going back to sleep--wake me when normal and natural are somewhere in the vicinity of Truth,Justice and the pursuit for happiness are back in vogue…

Dog Fighting--Cock Fighting--forget it guys-- " Chinese Cricket Fighting "

I was going by the church Grave yard and I noticed tis something crawling across to the woods--I stopped--you can tell I'm very busy--right--any way I got out and it was the biggest cricket I've ever seen--Black,yellow,white thing--any way I got home and I put him in a container--took him to a neighbor and he says oh I see you been by the grave yard--he didn't know where they came from but thought it road in here from Texas on one of their caskets--Some insects like to eat everything and seem to have eyes so sharp that nothing escapes them…Among this group is a little fellow well known  to all of us---the ever present cricket..there are many different kinds of cricket, to be sure, but the one we mention is the common black or field cricket.. these little insects are for the most part ground-inhabiting, hiding in holes in the ground, or under stones,during the day and moving about after nightfall. However, when they come in great numbers, they appear both day and night..the cricket,5while preferring vegetable foods, eats almost anything ought of doors, and still is not content.. He even invades the house, enjoying the rugs and other upholstered furniture, and eating holes in dresses and suits--and it makes little difference to him whether they are old or new. the cricket on the hearth is supposedly an omen of good fortune, or so thought, the ancients of long ago, but that clear chirp may cover the actions of a rogue with a heart as black as his own dark body.The crickets for long centuries past have been noted fighters and battlers. Their warring nature probably developed  from the manner in which they lived. These insects inhibit the ground, living a part of the time in holes..Each hole is the home of a single cricket.If returning to his home he finds another inmate, a fight is started. the crickets are provided with biting mouth parts, similar to those of the grasshopper. In this instance the mouths are not used for chewing food but for the deadly purpose of combat--a combat that usually ends in the death of one or both of the fighters. After the battle, if one insect remains as victor, he will probably eat the body of his foe. Among the nations of men, the Orientals, such as the Chinese, are the only people who make practical use of these fighting insects. The Chinese always seem to prefer small animals to larger ones. They believe that the great warriors and heroes of the past have returned to earth in the form of champion crickets, and should receive the homage due their rank.The Chinese have kept and reared fighting crickets for countless generations and, in so doing, have selected certain strains that make the best fighters..Those in special favor come from the southern part of China and are called "generals" or  "marshals." there are a number of these "officer "crickets.Those with black heads and gray hair on their bodies area the best; next come the yellow-headed insects with gray hair, and so on. The good fighters, according to the Chinese, have big heads and necks, long legs, broad bodies and, in addition, are very load chirpers…
Furthermore, the Chinese cherish crickets other than the fighters and enjoy listening to their little chirps, which they think are quite pleasing. However, whether the crickets are good fighters or merely amusing companions, they receive the best of care. During thereat of summer, the insects are kept in round pottery jars, made of burnt clay and covered with a flat lid containing tiny openings. The crickets keep cool in these jars, as the heat does not penetrate the thick walls of clay. When the cold of winter comes, the insects must change their homes and are put into gourds, provided with loose covers. the covers,wrought in openwork to admit fresh air, are made of jade, ivory,coconut shell, or sandalwood--all beautifully decorated with designs of flowers, dragons, lions, or other animals.These favored insects of the Chinese not only have the best of homes, but also receive the best food, at least according to the taste of the Chinese and, of course, of the crickets…In summer the crickets eat fresh cucumbers, lettuce, and other greens. During the autumn and winter, chestnuts and yellow beans, thoroughly chewed by the master, are fed to the little pets. In the south of China the crickets receive chopped fish, insects of various kinds, and honey, which is given them for a tonic. The fighting crickets must have extra attention  and are fed on a special mixed dish prepared from fresh cucumbers, boiled chestnuts, lotus seeds, and mosquitoes mixed with rice.
In health and in sickness, the Chinese cherish their crickets.If an insect become ill, the master is at hand.He has complete knowledge of the common cricket diseases, and a cure for every ailment.If the insect is sick from overeating,it is doctored with mosquitoes; if it is suffering from heat, it is fed on shoots of green peas; if it has difficulty in breathing,the bamboo butterfly is administered. And so life for the cricket is quite a pleasant matter, with master ever watchful over its health and comfort.0
The crickets in return reward their faithful masters with the joy of entrainment. Chief among these amusements is the famous cricket tournament.The fights take place in the open, in a public square,or sometimes in a special amusement house. The cricket fighters are heavyweight, middle weight, or lightweight champions and are matched evenly according to size, weight, and color. Each insect is weighted on a pair of tiny scales at the opening of the contest. The pottery jar is the arena in which the fight is staged. As the warring crickets face each other in this little jar, they may at first attempt to flee, but the thick walls of the bowl prevent such cowardice. The referee of the combat now announces the contestants, reciting their past histories and victories.Them they are spurred to battle. For this purpose, a very interesting little instrument, known as the "tickler", is used. Some of ticklers are made of the fine hair of a rabbit or of rat whiskers; others, from the fine blade of crab or finger grass. With this tickler, the referee excites the fighters, touching the heads, ends of the abdomen, and finally the large hind legs.Each insect jumps at the other's head, and they fight without mercy until one of them is dead. The more agile or stronger cricket may pounce with all its might upon the opponent's body and sever the head completely.
In China cricket fights are a passion with the people.Bets are made on them and large sums of money placed on the great champions. As much as one hundred thousand dollars have been wagered on a single combat.. The master may pay a hundred dollars for a champion insect and travel great distances with it, engaging in matches with competitors. If the insect survives these many ordeals, he eventually becomes a great champion.
The champion cricket will sooner or later die and must be buried as befits his rank. A small silver coffin is provided, and with great ceremony the insect is laid to rest. the master believes this honorable burial will bring him good luck, and that the following  year excellent fighting crickets will be found near the place where the champion lies buried.    The Insect World-- Hilda T. Harpster

Books on Nature--Old and New--selections from my book collection-scarttered every where

Man cannot change a single law of Nature, but can put himself into such relations to natural laws that he can profit by them…Edwin Grant Conklin

 Nature is not at variance with Art, nor Art with Nature…Art is the perfection of Nature…Nature has made one world and Art another.--Sir Thomas Browne--                      

                     

                     

Ray Coon never met him but I bet he would been a nice guy to know lot of good info. in his books--for some one whose been away from the country or never been to the country--and wants the experience--all you have to do is read the titles and there immediately comes a comfortable feeling and if you plan on going out in the woods and building a house--get ready cause your whole time element becomes more involved-- to the point if you are not organized--you r are in for a lot of trials and tribulations--on behalf of country living--most people come crashing out here thinking what a relief and it is--except for the time elements involved--the faraway shops, the quietness,the aloneness unless you bring your friends with you there are none--not close ones --

When I see these books first I was probably looking for something else--but as i looked through them like you would a comic of long ago--I knew that eventually this would be a good books to have on my shelves even if I couldn't give it the best of care at the time I was hoping that I would have the capabilities some time---when you read a book that touches you I don't mean in some soul searching way--I mean like--you know --he knows--and you both know that together--is a good thing to be a part of--and comfort again rises it's beautiful head--because you get the book 

As I look outside the window the woodland is right up next to my door--nothing moving--no wind--the quite--is't almost scary--like a lull before the tornado comes roaring out of the sky--up over a mountain and down towards the valley--where I live on a knoll--sticking out of the side of the mountain which the wind comes down from Chattanooga, Tenn.--

Garden Craft--  Old and New --John D. Sedding

The Shape of the Year--Jean Hersey

Wood Notes

In Your garden--V. Sackville -West

Near Horizons--Edwin Way Teale

Reading the Landscape--May Theilgaard Watts

Grounds For Living--Farnham and Ingham

Hal Borland--Book Of  Days

The Inland Island--Josephine W. Johnson

Jens Jensen--Siftings

The Countryman's Year--David Grayson

Nature Notes--John Kieran's

H.A. Hartwick --The Garden

Sally Russell--Shatter Me With dawn--A celebration of country Life

Richard Headstrom--nature Discoveries with a Hand Lense

Backyard Exploration

Exploring the Insect World--Edwin Way Teale

Curious Naturalists--Niko Timbergen

Outdoor Tips--a Remington Sportsmen's Library Book

How to Know The Insects--H.E. Jacques

Handbook of Nature Study--Anna Botsford Comstock--(Portrait Edition)

Field guide to Insects and Spiders of North America--Arthur Evans

National Audubon Society Field Guide To North American Insects and Spiders--Lorus and Margery Milne

Mammals--William H. Burt? Richard P. Grossenheider

Animal Tracks--Olaus J. Murie

The Hunter's Field Guide to the Game Birds and Animals of North America--Robert Elman

The life of the Bee--Maurice Maeterlinck

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians--John L. Behler

Complete Field Guide To American Wildlife--Henry Hill Collins, Jr.

Simon and Schuster's Guide to Butterflies and Moths--MauroDaccordi--Paolo Triberti--Adriano Zanetti

Night Sky (one you can use in the wild)--Mark Chartrand

Professional Fly Tying and tackle Making--Manual and Manufactories Guide

The Official Boy Scout Handbook

Animal Tracks(Petersen Guides) Murie

The Art of Freshwater Fishing--Dick Sternberg

The National Geographic --Book Of Fishes

The Pleasures of Fly Fishing--V.S. Hidy

Trout River--Larry Madison

I live in the woods--in a house of course--but I find living where I do--I have questions on or about nature--I like to have books around so I can find those answers--I use a fireplace and a wood burning heater--so piles of rotten wood accumulate--on and around where I split wood and stir up kindling--naturally creatures surface from time to time--I investigate and learn who and what is around--snakes, frogs, and other living things abound and each one feeds off the otherMy hardest thing to do is not knowing when to stop--I just want to keep it up not in the sense-of taking over everybody's life-just wanting to keep everybody interested to continue what they're doing as in liking --doing what they are doing--

Hey I've got them --I've just got to find them--I been outside digging up in the garden-trying to figure out some good patterns and sort of make things around flow better--when you start getting older and the pains slip down in your joints--the wheelbarrow turns are longer--the wheelbarrow is heavier and if you aren't good on your wheels --your balance can be shot in a hurry little dips--holes--or even the weight of something in the wheelbarrow--can acre the heck out of you especially thinking you're going to fall vower backwards--got some stuff raked up--in piles--and some soil i dug up is ready to use in the planted areas--will be interesting--

I guess one wouldn't think that I would be interested in this type of book--but all books have some kind of reason for being and I like what I get when I feel the book coming to inform me of something almost like a self help book --but more of an enlightenment--I not someone who thinks about reading--I get a book I start looking for it's reason--to be--if the guy has feeling and it's his thing--I'm going to get some good out of it--it's those little bitty parts of someone out there trying to get in touch--with something that is meaningful to them and I appreciate them sharing--or even the thought of trying to touch some part of my soul--with there's--let it be--let it flow--

I showed my grandson a book--by someone who I considered--substantial in the world even today's world--I said this guy knew what it was all about--he poured his soul out in the only way he knew how--you know trying to find-soemthing that would reach through the mind of a 15 year old--to keep him from fingering the old laptop, Apple (whatever) and giving him some space--or different type of challenge--books--right--all my arguments--or better-- my ways of enlightening him seemed so important--but after listening to myself it seemed like I was trying to sell him something--or bargain him into something as for the times--seemed to be out-of-date--digging out a root canal--even to the point I felt like--I was an old relic--how it came back to me all the time--I don't know maybe I was thinking about it to hard and trying to make it a point that we could touch base on--at least if he ever here's the guys name again I'm sure he'll remember it--

It's getting to that time of year when the sky and light changes from the end of summer to the beginning of fall--where I sit on the porch and do my writing is on a southeast corner...so I get to see the sun rise and cast it's shadows through the leaves and trees crawling towards me--My closest neighbor are a good ways off--the trees and nature have not been touched up near my house so I'm always looking out from under them...in other words I looking through the woods every time I look out my windows at whatever is happening outside--my driveway comes up a small hill and comes to the back of the house-- one of those houses where the backdoor is the front door--over the past years the forest surrounding the house has grown up and I feel like I peeking out from under things now--most of the tree branches are almost touching the house--but I usually get someone to come and cut them away from the house..it's almost like I set the house down in the middle of the forest without touching anything..just plopped it right down in the middle of a bunch of trees... 

I look forward to winter--but not to overlook fall--it's a great time of year--usually my wife and I went on trips during the fall some were long trips like out west all the way to the cost--we were not great city folks so we stayed away from most large cities--unless they had some thing going on that we wanted to be a part of--it could be a show--a trade show--a good restaurant--or a view of something--or a person we wanted to see again..even no reason at all we were tired of driving and wanted to stay off the road for a while so we would drive in and stay for a couple of days...and see the sites and go to old book stores--just staying off the road gave us new get up and go power--a little more incentive to keep the wheels rolling--but when it was time to go home we both knew it.... and head back we would...