I finally went on a fishing trip with my brother Chris. You can see from this first picture that it was still dark when we launched into the bay. We get a VERY early start! It was a beautiful sight with all the boats and their lights.
Daylight arrived...
Guess who caught the first fish?!!! This was my first salmon. Would you believe I was wearing 6 layers in this picture, and boy was I glad! The fish was a buck and it wasn't too big, but did I care?!
Well, guess what? I hooked the second fish too, but I had to turn my pole over to a fellow fisherman (there were 4 of us in the boat) since the limit is one fish per person. These were the only two fish we caught that day! Chris said it was "beginners luck." :-)
The wind that came up was brisk, and the bay got pretty choppy, so Chris took us closer to shore.
Oops...I got my line in the propeller! At least Chris was good- natured about it. You can still see a smile on his face :-).
What a mess!
Baiting up again...
At one time a nasty little gull plucked the bait off my hook before I could get it to sink!
Cleaning off the scales...
What a trip! I told Chris he could take me along anytime! Can't wait till the "springers" come in!!!!!
Megan and Andy's little Charlotte is growing and changing! Here she is actually chuckling in her sleep :-).
It was fun to see Jesse's cute Halloween costume that Megan made for him. He is eating "pop rocks" for the first time. Can you tell what he is? :-)
I continue to feed the wild birds in our yard, and they are a constant source of joy to watch. The bird above is our common junko.
I never grow tired of watching the deer that come into our yard. We have enjoyed this doe and her twins all summer. These little ones have finally lost their spots.
My brother Chris gave me a tuna to can, so I decided to show the process I went through.
By the way, I had lots of company for some reason...
This is what things looked like after I removed one fillet. Not too pretty, huh?
I got my jars stuffed, cleaned off the tops, and
I finally went on a fishing trip with my brother Chris. You can see from this first picture that it was still dark when we launched into the bay. We get a VERY early start! It was a beautiful sight with all the boats and their lights.
Guess who caught the first fish?!!! This was my first salmon. Would you believe I was wearing 6 layers in this picture, and boy was I glad! The fish was a buck and it wasn't too big, but did I care?!
The wind that came up was brisk, and the bay got pretty choppy, so Chris took us closer to shore.
What a mess!
Cleaning off the scales...
I just had a nice visit in Bay City with my mom and my two brothers. While I was there I had the opportunity to see the rack of horns from the bull Terry shot in Idaho! What was even more fun was listening to him tell stories about his trip!
Terry and Diane came for dinner that evening and we enjoyed a game of crib. As you can see from this picture, Mom's cat gets away with quite a few things!
