Laowai

I went for a canoe ride with dad when I was back in Midland. It is so pleasant to be out on the quiet smooth water in the evening hours of a summer day. The pictures don’t show just how beautiful the colors are.

Dad and Baxter going down the river – It’s a bit of a comedy routine. The canoe vibrates as we go down the river because Baxter is shaking with excitement. He is completely focused on my dad’s fishing line the whole 3 hours that we drift along. He’s goofy with anticipation and then when my dad gets a fish on the line he can hardly keep himself from jumping out of the canoe. In this photo my dad is doing a bit of wading – and Baxter is innocently trying to spook all the fish.

After dad pulls the hook out of the fish he lets Baxter “lick” the fish. I know, I know it looks like he’s about to swallow the fish whole. But believe me no fish were harmed in the making of this comedy.

Here are two of the fish dad caught. The second one is a catfish – kinda unusual. I learned that catfish make sounds – kinda like a croaking frog. It’s true, I heard it with my own ears.

It was nice to get a little baby-free time… thanks to Grandma J.

NOTE: There are some new photos in Bea’s album #4 – take a look at the cuteness.