Another fishing day...

 

We now have to bring Bassy. You know, the Stuffy Fish, along with us when we go fishing. Bassy is supposed to give us good luck.

Here is Bassy overlooking the situation while the two guys have a major fishing discussion on the little dock.

Hubby didn't want me to bring Bassy out on the dock, he was afraid he'd drop it out of his pocket. I was charged with keeping Bassy safe.

While hubby wasn't watching, I crept up and put Bassy right next to his wheel chair. Bassy needed to supervise. 

Steve saw what I was doing and started chuckling.

Some fish were caught. They were too small, but Bassy had to check them out...

Other interesting things were the Damselflies doing their ritual to lay eggs on vegetation in the man made lake. Not the best photo, but I am discovering more things as our friend Steve shares his knowledge regarding fishing areas around us.

So we were at Cazonovia Memorial Park fishing at Lee Lake aka as Cazenovia Mill Pond. It is a man made lake with a dam that has about 58 or so acres of water.

I went over to look at the dam which I haven't seen since 1996 when I stayed in Caz on a Wagon Train adventure.

It looks much different now. What 29 years will do to an area!

Best of all, the ol' fellas had another great day as I did too. 

I love the welcoming sign.

This Piers for You
In Memory of Mikey

Another great quiet spot for two old friends to spend the day.

Any day is a good day...

....to try fishing....

 

It was hot and humid but the guys hung out for a long time on the dock they were at. Finally we decided to go get something eat where we could sit down ... and get a wheelchair into. Oddly enough, one doesn't realize how hard a wheelchair is get in and out of places.

I thought I knew it...but until we experienced the difficulties, it wasn't obvious.

I spotted his stuffed fish and purchased it when I paid for the meal. I couldn't resist giving it to Rich to tell him that he could NOW say he caught a keeper.

The ol' coots just howled with laughter...

...and then hubby decided to wear it in his pocket for the rest of the day.

Steve took us the scenic route back home and I enjoyed just sitting in the back seat and watching out the window at the scenery and the clouds.

Storms were developing by the time we got home and Steve took off.

I hurried around the place and got the chores done and rearranged the porch so that nothing would blow around in the predicted winds.

Then I set up the cell phone on a tripod and thought I'd try a time lapse of the incoming storm.

I knew it was going to be bad storm by the way the mules reacted [which you can't see in the video]. They ran bucking to a corner of the pasture and huddled with their butts to the winds.

And that was the end of our very warm, muggy, and eventful day.

Looking back through my files and years of photos, I have more photos of my husband fishing than I have of him doing anything else.

Another Exciting ... Day!

 Of course there has to be fungi, slime molds, alligators, rocks, fishies, rain, picnic, and fishing involved.

I went out early to find my fungi friends and admire slime molds. Yeah, I am strange but I love the beautiful world of the odd things in the forest.

Chocolate Tube Slime mold ... with mold on top of it!

Coral Slime Mold...finger for perspective.

With all the wet and humid weather I have found lots of Deadman's Fingers growing near many of the old oak tree logs. These logs have been on the ground for nearly 20 years. You won't find these on newly downed logs.

This is a curiosity.

It is called Shotgun Fungi/ Shotgun Slime Mold/ Artillery Fungus/ Hat Throwing Fungus... this particular kind grows on Equine Manure.

 I know, gross, but kind of cool. 

The spores can be ejected up to 18 feet.

What it looks like from a distance. What can I say?...

It is so cool and weird at the same time.

This rainy humid weather is awful for so many things. However, it delights me to scrounge around the forest and look for bizarre things.

Not so bizarre is finding Oyster Mushrooms and bringing them home for a side dish.

Wednesday was fishing day.

 Getting Rich to the table was an extra human effort since he can barely walk. But Steve and I got him there. Rich did catch a Bullfish.

Ewww, he tossed it back. Here he is wearing a clear poncho as there was a light rain. He son took it off because it wasn't bothersome.

While the guys fished and Steve baited for Rich and assisted him, I walked around to enjoy the views.

I did spot Cormorants, but they were far way. I've never seen them before so it was fun to watch them fish. I did grab this shot of the Blue Heron that saw me. Mostly, I just walked around and enjoyed watching the guys fish.

The skies looked threatening but only gave us a light drizzle on and off.

Of course, I had to get my Lego folks out.

This is the ME minifig and Charlie....

You never know what to expect at the river!

Be Careful!

Steve is now used to my Lego Antics. When we got Rich to another spot, we really had to struggle to get him through some loose rocks.

This was a good spot and they had a lot of fun watching the turtles try to take the worms. 

Rich did catch a fish!

There was a lot of laughter for that.

Here was my Lego scenario for the trek through the loose rocks.

Life in Hospice can be interesting and bittersweet.

One knows that time is probably short. However it is also a time to shine with friends and family.

I don't know how to explain it. But this time has been more joyful. Pain is managed, and our main goal is comfort and doing things for the patient. Rich looks forward to the times Steve shows up and things happen.

Our Grand daughter Ariel will come for the holiday weekend and stay over. She wants to cook another supper for us and just hang out. 

I wonder what we may do next week? Rich was really tired out from this fishing trip and it took him a full day of naps to recover. However, he is looking forward to the next adventure.