Friday, January 16, 2009

Old Man and the Sea



"Stingray comin' for my heart!" These were Tegans words posted on the pics of his 1st diving experience--a 'flock' of stingrays hovering in the background--just a few days after Steve Irwin was drilled in the heart--CRIKEY!
Nate and Bailey had another great fishing evening, catching some good-sized fishies in the calm glassy water, when something 'different' hit the line...and they couldn't get it in. Using Brigham's red line and Tegan's reel, Bailey's biceps burned for an hour and so did her ears, as Nate was giving advice on what to do as the wind came up and the ocean grew choppy...her stomach churned...dusk was coming and the boat was moving slowly but surely away from shore...WHAT was on the line!? A shark? Nessie? Creature from the Black Lagoon? Blue Lagoon? Brooke Shields?
Nate and Bail gave a massive jerk, hoping to break the line and the monster arose...a Stingray!!! Watchout! The ray was finally, and none-too-carefully, wrestled on board whereupon it later met its fate with a sharp knife, a grill, an oven, and eventually a frying pan too--a delicious, non-fishy, light, white meat. Yum.
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An Exhibition of Our Family's Creative Interests

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Naturally, there will be fish stories...
Will post the fishies later...!

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Pull that puppy out of the closet!

Err, I mean fish.

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