Wettin' A Line

At the church picnic Saturday, J wanted to try fishing. The first time he tried was about 2 weeks ago, so we tried again yesterday. We haven't caught anything yet, but it's really more about the casting than the catching at this point.

After spending about ten minutes detangling the line after one of his more creative casting motions, I gave him the rod and reel. First cast....another knot, this one requiring cutting the line and starting all over again.

Of course, everytime he casts he expects to hook a huge fish within, oh, 3 seconds of the hook hitting the water. That hasn't happened yet, although a couple of folks with us did catch a couple of bass. I hope we get a chance to really whet his fishing appetite. It's not one of my big hobbies (I think Flickr/photography are in the top spot), but if he likes it, I'll help him.
© 2009 Mexipickle

Bridge to...

the New River Gorge overlook and view of the arch bridge. The bridge here is the longest arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere. I really was pleased to see the woods were still in Spring green, not the dark green and hot temperatures of Summer.

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Moss Covered Rocks

This tributary feeds into Slippery Rock Creek near McConnel's Mill State Park near Butler, Pennsyslvania.
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Who's That Behind Those Foster Grants?

My daughter, during our vacation. She's a big 16-year old now, and a beautiful young lady. The best part is, she likes a lot of the pics I take of her!

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Tinker's Bridge

Near the campsite where we stayed in Pennsylvania was this closed bridge. It had been replaced with a newer one, that was being re-worked, just down the river. There was no date on the bridge, unfortunately.

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Vroom Vroom

For some reason, this shot looks to me like it ought to have a sports car--blace Mercedes or red 'Vette or something-- racing down this road, which is where the title comes from.

I haven't been shooting much lately, some because my camera was in the shop for about a month. I don't seem to like anything I take these days, so I'm not fired up about tripping the shutter. I think I need to shoot MORE, not less, to get through that. Need to find time to do that, or make it more of a priority, I guess.

© 2009 Mexipickle