Fishing

When this posts, I will be sitting in a classrom, my eyes glazed over. But I will be thinking about this, I am sure.

Our friend and neighbor keeps a trout pond. He is a lovely man (with an equally lovely wife who chose not to brave the cold) who is the father of one of my cousin's best childhood friends. Anyway, we were all at my aunt and uncle's a while ago, and Ken asked us if we would like to go fishing. He loves fishing, and he also loves teaching children (and teens and adults) how to fish.To which we replied, "YES!" He kept an eye on the weather, and called us up this weekend.

We bundled up and followed him out to the pond where he equipped us all and led us down to where the action was.

There was, of course, some waiting, and Ken was infinitely patient with all of us, no matter how we twisted the line or dropped bait off the ends of our hooks.

I actually caught the first fish (and the biggest!) within the first few minutes. It was a bit misleading as I never did catch another, and I've certainly never caught one before. And over the next few hours, everyone else followed suit.

Ken informed us that we were supposed to kiss the fish we caught. Alrighty then. Also, the look on Bella's face as she tried her first few casts makes me laugh.

It was great fun just to stand together on the dock, surrounded by so much beauty, watching the ducks and geese. I was surprised at how long we lasted in 40 degree weather, but then again, perhaps not. The process is both peaceful and absorbing, and Ken gave us a constant stream of cheerful encouragement.

I think we had a pretty fantastic time. We even saw a redtail catch and eat a pigeon in the adjacent field.

Oh! Wait, another photo where you can see all the fish as well as the family:

And yes, we took all ten home and cooked them. And yes, they were delicious. And yes, we would love to go again-- I think we are, as they say, hooked. 

Our deepest gratitude to Ken and Fran for their warm generosity. Thank you.

(Also, the photos with me in them and teh girls running on the bank were taken by Simon, and Ken took the family ones). 

Comments

[Kyrie]

Oh I love this!! How fun!