Today we woke up super relaxed and decided, why not take advantage of the beautiful weather (and no winds) and go fishing! ...but first we make coffee!! And if coffee doesn't wake you - the cool morning air on the water will!
I'm (Tammy) very grateful to have this man with me today and have him walking - with both legs! As some of you know, Chris caught on fire back in February - but that's a whole other blog post... for another day!
Today, the weather is perfect. Our campsite is completely shaded - we sit beneath a canopy of tree, actually pretty beautiful!... and again, another blessing in disguise. Given Chris' situation, his wounds can't be exposed to sunlight or UV for too long. ...and so yes he's wearing under armor under his shorts which are UV protectant and helps keep his wounds covered & protected. Again, I digress...
As we started off our morning adventures, we found a small spot that had data... and for those of you who know Fairbank Provincial Park, you know you're coming here to chill and catch up on social media - the data coverage is next to nil. So I decided to post this photo of Chris and I on the boat.
Hahaha, the comments were as I'd expected: "Geez Chris at least pretend like you're having fun and smile a little?!" was the consensus. Well little did everyone know, Chris actually wasn't having such a great morning - things didn't seem to be working out as he'd expected, but he was still holding strong and kept us fishing. Today was my first fishing adventure out on the water this year.
All I kept reminding him was, "I'm enjoying this. And, we have all summer...!"
When you're fishing, expect nothing but some good old R&R, and no not Rock & Roll, but some Rest & Relaxation.
Once you start actually chillin' and just be - then there's no need to try to hold a conversation, no need to keep checking your every move, no need to keep moving around... you just chill.
Allow the views to capture your imagination. Invite the breeze to cleanse your surroundings and hopefully keep most of the bugs at bay! And embrace the sunshine and convert it into some vitamin D!
Did we catch anything during our morning - till mid-afternoon fishing adventure, no. Well, actually Chris did catch a small bass, but given that he's strictly a Walleye-guy there ain't no way he's keeping anything but!
We were on the water just a little after 9:15am, like I said we had a slow start to our morning - and weren't in any rush! However given we didn't bring anything with us but water to drink, by 4pm our bellies were pretty empty - well at least mine was!! So we decided to head back to freshen up and grab a bite to eat!
Once we arrived at the boat launch, an older gentleman was arriving at the same time we were - funny thing was he launched this morning at the same time too! Given that Chris has a knack of chatting things up with random older fellas, this particular situation didn't phase me.
And so doing what I do, I grabbed a few photos cause sometimes my brain needs a reminder of how beautiful moments actually are/were. Instead of being frustrated and getting impatient - I've learned to embrace these small moments, take time to look around me and just breath it all in - and what might have seemed like an eternity before, now feels like a very brief moment.
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