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For Early Risers Who Wish That It Could Be Morning All Day

For Early Risers Who Wish That It Could Be Morning All Day

“Taken” By A Photograph Of You

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A “plus” of the corona-quarantine is that we have been going through, and digitizing, stacks of photos that were taken “more-than-a-few” years ago. Marlene is not crazy about this photo, but it is one of my favorites. And, it reminds me of these Jackson Browne lyrics:

Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer
I was taken by a photograph of you
There were one or two I know that you would have liked a little more
But they didn’t show your spirit quite as true

You were turning ’round to see who was behind you
And I took your childish laughter by surprise
And at the moment that my camera happened to find you
There was just a trace of sorrow in your eyes

I sure hope it wasn’t “sorrow in her eyes.” This was taken during our Honeymoon. 😜

The Tax Bird Returneth

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Four days late, but the “tax bird” returneth!

I can’t count the times I have been pulling my hair out, doing “enjoyable” last-minute tax stuff, then looking up and seeing this osprey’s first seasonal appearance. This is one punctual raptor.

Other than the tax part, I take it as a good omen (though maybe not so much from a trout’s perspective).

Boredom & Crescent Wrench

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Actor Brian Dennehy passed away today of natural causes. RIP.

Here is one of my favorite movie clips—an excerpt from the Disney depiction of Farley Mowat’s 1963 autobiography Never Cry Wolf. This scene stars Brian as an Alaska bush pilot who is having a short, philosophical discussion with Tyler (the Farley character played by Charles Martin Smith).

The Big Fill

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The lake level is unusually low for this date, even though the surrounding mountain snow-pack is above normal. Something tells me there is going to be a fast melt-off coming soon.

T-Minus 20 Days

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Only twenty days away from launching on this ramp. Officially, I call May 1st the beginning of our fishing season. But, truth be told, it is the beginning of our “spending-magical-mornings-on-the-lake” season.

Early mornings out on Flathead Lake are often nothing short of breathtaking.

Reeling in trout just is an added benefit.