"I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don't know what's on the other end. Your imagination is under there." -Robert AltmanThere is my little fisherman! We went fishing today in a little lake down the road. We all love to go fishing and Eli is no exception. Whether its here at a little pond or out in the big ocean, fishing is always fun even if the only thing I catch is a sunburn.
There is nothing like being on a boat in the middle of the ocean, away from it all. With your pole in the water and the breeze blowing on your face, life is good. You can think about things, or you can not think about things. Whatever you feel like you need to do. And that's the beauty of it... you are just sittin' there waiting for a bite and nothing else. It is you and water. There is a tranquility that comes with fishing.
It's important to show kids (girls, too!) how to fish. There are a lot of lessons to be learned from fishing. Like patience. Like how cast a line and bait a hook. It gives them something they will remember how to do for a lifetime and keeps them out of trouble when they are older. Tackle boxes are like treasure chests to little eyes. With shiny hooks and sinkers and bright bobbers. It is an experience they will enjoy and aren't likely to forget.
So, even in the heat of the day Eli was still a little down when it was time to go. He is so proud of the little fish he catches and doesn't like to see them get released. I snapped this when we were walking back to the truck. :) He insisted on carrying the worms, too.
I absolutely love this photo! Black and white and him all loaded down to leave! It's a photo that to me is timeless. In 10 years you could probably catch a similar photo and in a way, it be the same.
ReplyDeleteLove this photo! We used to love taking all the kids fishing even though Hullon would complain that he spent more time fixin' the knots they put in the reels and the tangles they manged to get in we still loved every second of it.
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