Saturday, August 30, 2014

Summer Wrap Up


Well another summer has come and gone. It started as usual with kids throwing the book bags down for the last time for the school year and heading out to Pennsylvania for a family vacation. The last few weeks seemed to have been a blur and even though I didn't post very much I did get to spend time with the family and there were hiking and fishing trips. Trips to the beach and the pool. The summer was very mild here in the northeast which made it that much more enjoyable. Now with school just a couple of days away I though I would post a few highlights of a summer that's all but in the books.


One of the many striped bass I managed to land


Trout fishing on a small mountain stream.....what could be better?


Bella doing some snapper fishing....old school style


A nice "thin blue line" beauty


Hiking at Split Rock, Mohonk Preserve


August blooming cardinal flower


Hike around Lake Minnewaska, Minnewaska State Park


One of the first of many Long Island snappers


Golden rod......one of the first signs that the big wheel of seasons is about to turn again


Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Snap, Crackle and Pop


Not having much to do following a long day of work and knowing that my girls would be out for the evening I decided to treat myself to trip down to the beach to catch some snappers. Besides a multitude of snappers caught with my tenkara rod and some flies I was treated to the quickest thunderstorm ever followed by an equally quick rainbow. Other than not being with my girls I couldn't ask for a more perfect evening.