secret fishing holes

Every true fisherman has his share of secret fishing holes..

Mr. T is no different

One wonderful day this summer

Mr. T took the Blessings

and the California kids

to one of those secret spots..

and fishing commenced

and catching commenced!

so much excitement

and bug spray

and reminders of HOW to behave on a dock

catching is THRILLING

but littles need the help 

of patient big people

and Mr. T

is VERY patient with these little people

and C.S. is VERY patient with little people...

helping putting on hooks

that got lost in branches

like these

patient teaching HOW to cast

I enjoyed the flora

and the flora's friends

and the wanderers

and the early dew on the trees

there were fishermen & women all about the little fishing hole

it was VERY quiet..

except for occasional 

excited exclamations from Little Man

there was SO much to see

so many fish to catch

and spending time with friends

before they move far far away

is very much a blessing

quiet mornings

make my heart feel peaceful

I love quiet 

secret 

fishing holes

…

do you?

discovery

Mr. T showed me this sweet little spot..

and I decided to take 

Machine Man

Uncle Buck

and the gang of kids

to this little discovery 

the trail is a blast 

and it leads to the most delightful little fishing hole!

we don't have our poles today,

so we can't drop any lines in 

but

everyone is pumped to come back soon!

Tender Foot and Buddy

coming up the dock... 

look at this lovely vie..

that nice horizon line 

is where the bike trail is! 

what a glorious day it turned out to be.. 

cousins are loving the spot

and 

chatting up a storm.. 

Ina and Buddy,

best pals

I love these two..

they are so fun

fellow photographer

Uncle Buck 

Papa and Little Man scoping things out... 

it's a HIT!  

Buddy LOVES it!
and Buddy is a truly avid fisher lad 

looking at her reflection? 

beautiful sites? 

I sure like it here..

it's so very peaceful 

so very calming to one's soul...

Visiting Bandit

this little fella came visiting

and we decided to take a little time to study him

to learn about him

read about him

and watch him 

EVERY one was watching

and learning

and talking to

and asking questions

we learned that fellas like this

they like fish

and 

the Blessings

like to catch fish

so

in keeping with nature

and in being neighborly 

fish were given to 

said friend

and this little guy

fished him out of the water bowl himself 

we won't keep him

he is after all a wild critter 

but we've made friends

see while we were watching him

he's been watching us 

and believe it or not

we see him in the woods now and again..

he's not afraid of the kids

but when he sees others

he SCATS!

loving the neighbors !

gone fishing...

here's our town's pond...

and WE are going fishing 

we gotta find JUST the right spot.. 

and the Blessings have done JUST that

Buddy in his ZONE

What a view..

I LOVE THAT BARN! 

and oh my ..

milkweed blossoms

look so lovely in this light 

Princess found her spot 

Little Man isn't in the mood..

he is quite cozy in his stroller...

chatting with me 

((love)) 

wee fish caught..

catch

release 

sometimes the only time I see Buddy still 

is on a pier

fishing 

another teeny friend 

loosing light..

time to get in for the night..

anyone up for some sorbet?