Fishing Is an Exercise in Patience

Wait for the bite...be patient.

Feel the nibble...be patient some more...then set the hook and reel.

Show off your catch...be patient (with the photographer this time)...and smile.

Release the undersized fish...wait for a bigger one...be patient.

Just in case you're wondering, John caught one keeper-sized trout. We had to buy some freshly caught black drum at the store in town to have enough for a delicious fried fish dinner for two.

One Evening on the Colorado River

John was fishing for flounder. One small one was caught, but the big ones were elusive.

The air was cool and dry--the first time it really felt like fall. The smell of woodsmoke drifted over from the fire pit across the way.

The fishing lights on the dock were turned on to attract bait fish which in turn attracts larger fish. John began catching small sand trout.

Occasionally he switched up his lure to find the one the fish liked best.

John continued to fish until he was sure he wasn't quitting too soon, and...

the mosquitos began to bite more often than the fish.

(Photographed last Friday evening at Pelican Point Boat Slips in Matagorda, Texas)

Crab Boat

It's not a fancy boat and it reeks of crab and dead fish, but I liked the look of it in the evening light. 

Everything is improved in the right light. 

There's probably more than one life lesson that can be drawn from that statement. I can come up with a couple. Can you?

Photographed at Pelican Point Boat Slips, Matagorda, Texas.

My Be Still Place

There is a place on the banks of the Colorado River that I love to go to. It's a tiny place, but that's the beauty of it. Housekeeping takes so little time. Meals are simple affairs, but tastier because of it.

A small garden out front welcomes butterflies and hummingbirds and fulfills my need to grow things. It's just the right size to keep weed free with minimal effort.

Which leaves more time in the day to enjoy the view and contemplate the majesty of the one who has blessed me so richly.

“Be still, and know that I am God.
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth!”  ~Psalm 46:10 (ESV)