Monday, June 29, 2009

This weekend was filled with fishing, but not so many fish.

I'm not going to lie to you... asking a two year old to remain compliant throughout several hours of fishing in a boat is a recipe for frustration. The four of us had our moments, many of them, though were really fun. The good outweighs the bad, I'd say. We managed to fit in 3 fishing trips this weekend. It was daddy's birthday weekend, and the kids gleefully agreed to his request for a family fishing weekend for his birthday. I honestly thought he would want a whole weekend to himself, but maybe that's just where I'm at right now.

Of course, I had to get a picture of the "new" hat; she was thrilled by it. The honey bee is copied from a stencil I accidentally found at Walmart which is a place I go on average of about once a year. (As an aside, I personally abhor the place, but not just because it's politically un-pretty . I'm convinced that at any given time, it has the largest percentage of predatory humans in one public place. I swear, it really has psychotic energy about it. Every time I've ever gone, I walk out feeling exhausted and sad.) Anywho... I stitched this sweet bee during one of the fishing episodes this weekend. My secret is that I don't ever fish. I just hang onto the two year old, read, stitch, daydream, or knit. It works for us.

This was a spectacular siting for us. We sat and watched them for a long time. There are three... see them? One of my favorite parts about cruising around in a boat are the glimpses of wildlife that we might not see from a dock. This was a tree that had fallen into the water many years ago. I was awash with memories of growing up on the Tennessee river, and the things we would see when we cruised along with my dad. Some things are worth repeating.


2 comments:

Melissa said...

And now I see that you are from my neck of the woods, too-- I grew up in west Tennessee...

That is spectacular. And the hat's pretty cute, too. I, personally, love to fish. Actually, I mostly love to cast.

Cheryl Arkison said...

I'm with you on Walmart. I think I could count on one hands how many times I've actually ever been in there. And the last time would have to be nearly 10 years ago. I simply refuse.