from the archives….4

this post was from august 17, 2008:
 
i was wrong.

all these years….i thought fishing was boring.

i couldn't imagine why people (men) did it.

what could possibly be interesting about it?

i was wrong.

 

 

fishing was nothing like i thought.

mike set my kids up with real fishing poles and worms 

and within minutes we had fish!

everyone was catching fish!

 

 

 

sean was so proud.

they all were.

this was so much fun.

the sun was going down and it was beautiful outside.

the setting is perfect at mike and carolyn's…beautiful, calm and quiet.

 

 

i was loving how the kids would pull the hook out (or try to at least)

or just stick that worm on by themselves.

their second time fishing and they seemed like naturals….at least i thought so.
 

 

look at annie's face seeing talby's catifsh…nervous?

i felt like i had to touch it and it felt just like i'd thought…slimey.

 

joel was ready to help sean wrap his worm around a few more times.

and then joel caught one too.  

he taught me a photography trick…hold the fish close to the camera

so it will look bigger.

i think it worked.

and look – even i caught one!  

it took about one minute.

the perfect kind of fishing for my ADD personality.

 

much to annie's dismay, we threw them all back in.

we got to play with max again.

(and we begged craig for a puppy again)

the little girls & my mom helped bring in more tomatoes from the garden.

annie's last fish on the tiny Nemo pole was a big one.

so big that the pole was bent over.

mike took over reeling it in while annie cheered him on clapping and jumping.

it fought hard but up popped the biggest bass we'd seen yet, splashing all around.

then suddenly…it snapped the line and got away.

 

and that's no fish tale.

thanks again mike and carolyn for a wonderful memory.

(and yummy dinner too)

i am so happy i was wrong.

*hey i just realized that i have known you (carolyn, mike, nancy & joel)

for 24 years.

wow…that's so cool.