~Reflections~

I found a box.. full of photos I had found and put them away when I

unpacked from that very first move into that apartment in 2002..

Its a box of my ex's stuff, photos that he should have..some odds

and ends that he overlooked when he was packing up my things

he didn't take them out.. I looked through the photos and found a

few that I am glad I did look through them..I had wondered where

this photo was..its so kewl. I took that one day while we were out

fishing.. the water is so clear up there in Upper Michigan..the lake

was like glass..and it was a beautiful warm summer day..you can

see the clouds..and the sky, was very blue.. Now..do you see the

fish? lol.. It had come up to the top..to chase a lure that's right

there in front of it, you can just make it out, I cant remember the

kind it is, I want to say a perch, but no..that's not it.. I dunno..its a

fish..not big either, compared to what we knew was in this lake,

this was Ottowa Lake, a great walleye one..Caught many great

eating walleyes out of this lake. Its not far from where we lived..I

would guess miles but I don't know lol I know to drive it we could

be there in 15 minutes..so. how many miles? lol..There were lots

of lakes with in a half hour to 45 minutes from where we lived, I

would guess...10 or more..and all GREAT fishing lakes, all fresh

clear water. David never took his 14 foot boat out of the back of

his pick up truck all summer..it stayed there. :-)

When I got the film developed I didn't see the fish.. and thought I

had taken a rather dumb photo of kinda blurry clouds..then I got to

looking more closely and discovered the fish and realized that

the clouds had reflected in the water and made it look like the fish

was up in the clouds lol. I thought was a pretty neat photo.. Not a

prize winner..but well I took it lol..I enjoy taking photos, I always

have and still do, ask my cats :-)

I had said quite a while back I had caught a nice big Northern Pike.

That I did and do LOVE to fish. I couldn't find this photo of it. David,

my ex is holding it for me.. there was NO WAY I was tackling that

fish after fighting it for a half hour to get it reeled in,..Northerns are

really mean fighters with razor sharp teeth. I finally got that monster

to the boat..David takes the net..and tries to dip into the water with

it..and almost yells.. IT WONT FIT IN THE NET! and looks

at me, like WHAT was I gonna do? we only had the one..Well he got

it up and into the boat..and used a heavy line to tow it more or less

back to shore. this was just at sundown, and my most favorite time

of day, that lake is ICE Lake.. a not real big one, almost right there

behind David on the other shore is the public beach, where I rode

my bike to many a summers day..Its a great lake and there is a nice

big motel right on it, its over to the right, just past the tail of the fish,

..with boats and some of them are cabins, its a great little spot to

go on vacation, specially if you love to fish. Just fall out the door

and right into a boat..and off you go. That's living hey? Up north for

ya.. but Isnt it a beauty?? the fish too :-D.. he was a good looking

man, my ex..a real doll, but that is the only thing I will say for him,
that's my fish, fresh out of the water..David's smiling after I took

this he says "Im gonna say I caught this you know, with you taking
the picture" I said he could..was just a fish.. Ive caught LOTS
bigger than that..a hammerhead shark for one! lol.when I was in
Texas.. but I DID catch that fish..:-)

The wall in our living room..you can see MY fish over on the left. It

was 32 inches long..I don't know the weight.. The lure is hanging out

of its mouth but its hard to see, There is a fly rod up across the top..

and the big fish facing the Northern is a German Brown my Dad

caught back in 1957, that sadly did not survive the move to the apt.

there is a smaller fish mounted below it..its a Brookie..a quite large

one, they don't get very big,and are some of the best eating fish you

can eat, especially fresh caught. Nothing better, There is what looks

like a picture on the door there it is a puzzle, I glued together that I

have a photograph of my Dad almost like it, as if it was made

from that. My ex was a hunter as you can see by the antlers.he

got one every year, he used a bow ..his preference..he was a very
good shot. or aimer or what ever a bowsman? archer? lol. I dunno.

But that wall, started MANY conversations, who doesn't like fish?

Oh, to get that Northern mounted? cost us $150.oo..expensive fish

hey? and we didn't get to eat it either.they, well, we didn't eat them,

theyre a real boney fish. Some pickle them in chunks David said

its really good. ..me? no..I don't like pickled fish..put that with the

carrots..lol.. I still could go fishing now, I would.. :-) Donnies got a

pontoon too, one of these summers I just might go

Right back to food..lol..why do I always end up with food? I guess
cuz, I know that's where im going to go, Im not hungry but I do
want a soda, so I HAVE to go out into the kitchen..and there just
HAPPENS to be cookies on top the refridgerator..well? I might
have to check and see if theyre fresh.Donnie came by with Jerky,
he stopped on the way and got a mailbox and put it on the door for
me.. Took him 2 minutes to do it..and it looks nice.. We got all that
straightened out today, I called the post office and my mail will now
be put right up here on my door. NOW, that is good. Donnie coming
over to do it and its his wifes birthday, I told him when he called
before he didn't need to today..but he had to come over to a store
here anyway. so he came by, found the fudge too.Oh.... ALL that
fudge I gave them? he told me tonite ..hes not allowed to have any
more.. I told him there was some out there yet, I guess Dawn, did
not get ONE piece of it.. he ate it all..lol..she told him "NO more
FUDGE for you" so he promised he wouldn't eat anymore of it..lol.
hes bad..candy and Donnie? specially those hersey kisses..the

caramel? now..those are good I highly recommend them.. Ok..
enough food, and candy writing, its time to say, Nitey Nite.. :-)

Y'all have a good one, Y'hear? luv ya..and Thanks.. :-)
ps. today was a good day ! :-)

Always, Lois ****

God Bless you is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend";

I pray the Lord will keep you safe

until I write again..