Overcast and rain...

Even though it was overcast, I headed out to the strip pits this evening...with a stop at a strip pit in Universal.  I stopped there to try to get some photos of water lilies/seedpods.  Even though I know they were there this spring, there wasn't a single one still growing...I don't know if it was the heat or if their life cycle normally ends early.

Since they weren't there, I snapped a few pics of leave, goose, and flowers...not the one above.  And then put the camera away and got out my trusty fishing pole.  I just wanted to throw in a few times from the boat ramp...it is basically the only place to get to the water.  Wouldn't you know, I got a hit right away.

Ended up I stayed there probably 45 minutes or an hour....I caught 4 Large-mouth bass and a big bluegill, plus I had two on that dove down and went through the moss and got loose.  And of those two, one of them just had that heavy, heavy feel.  Of the 4 bass I caught, a couple of them were really nice sized...oh, not a lunker or anything that big.  But still nice...one was just on the verge of being what I would call nice, and the 4th was just a youngster.  But I could have fit my fist in the mouth of the other three.

Fishing is like good medicine for me...it is good for my soul.  It puts me at rest...it really makes me feel better.  Whether I feel bad physically or down in spirit.  It is probably a combination of I am focusing on fishing, and not something bad.  And also, I am just enjoying nature.  While standing there fishing, there was a turtle that kept poking its head out...an egret flew over....I heard a kingfisher...and then the pair of geese that live there was there.

Anyway, left there to swing through all the rest of the strip pits.  I just crawled through the area...had one car pass me.  Didn't see another car till I was up close to where I leave the area...I glanced in my rear view mirror and there was a sheriff's car behind me...I pulled on over to let them by and they pulled up beside me, me with no seat belt on, and ask if I was okay...I showed him my camera and told him I was just out taking photos....so he said have a nice day and went on.

I was so thankful he didn't say anything about the seat belt...but he could see that I was just crawling along I suppose.  And not  like there is any traffic out there...sometimes I go and see three or four cars...sometimes just one or two, and sometimes none.
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We have had some really hard rain tonight...with some thunder and lightning.  But the important thing is the rain...it really has rained a lot at times.  And the way things are, every little bit helps.

Old editor gone...

I wondered what I was going to write about and when I clicked to do a new post, up pops the new editor.  I have only glanced, but cannot see a way to go back to the old editor.  I so wish I could.  This is not horrible, and there are actually things I like about it. So will just keep at it with this.  For now.  When I post.  I seem to have lost my blogging pizazz...and I don't know why.

I have been thinking a lot about life...and feeling like I am driving into the sunset of my life.  I am not exactly sad...just really thinking.  And no, nothing is wrong or going on that is bringing these thoughts on.  So wondered if any of you think about these things.  I assume it is something everyone goes through as they age.

I think about how it will be for our two girls...and for Lorelei.  At least if I died tomorrow, Lorelei would remember me.  I think.  I don't think Sarah would let her forget me. 

And do you ever wonder what will stand out your children's memory of you?  I have no idea what the girls will think of when they think of me.
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It is late in the day and I have a big pot of hamburger vegetable soup cooking...I was craving it so bad so just decided to put it on and that be it.  It has been going for a couple hours so hopefully will be done soon.  But will be much better tomorrow.  There are certain foods that are just better a day or two after they have been cooked...or else to let them cool down and set at room temperature for a while.

Fun times

We ran over to see our daughter and family yesterday and spent the night...this is Lorelei and her second cousin...as you can tell they are having a grand time. And do you see what they are playing on? Just a plain old cardboard box. And they have played and played on it. But the time it is thrown away, it will have provided hours and hours of entertainment.

When our girls were little, we would go to the appliance store downtown and get them a box every so often. They had more fun with them than about anything you could buy. I am not sure if all appliances have given up the cardboard boxes, but the last two or three appliances we have bought have come wrapped in plastic...
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We got up to a definite chill in the air yesterday and today. Today has gotten a bit warmer than yesterday. I could at least be outside with just a long sleeved shirt...yesterday if I was going to be out for any length of time, I had to have on a jacket.

I definitely feel winter closing in....I do know fall hasn't even officially begun. Nevertheless, I feel winter nipping at my heels. I so wanted a long fall....still hoping to get one. But it won't surprise me if we don't.