fishing....

a couple of weeks ago i brought my boys and 2 of their friends to my parent's home for fishing opener...

my dad has all the gear...

what is it about a tackle box?

so many options....

my dad is an excellent grandfather.

he is always very involved in the activites they participate in

while my boys are with him at his home.

he is one of them...

i love that about my dad...he has always retained his child~like nature.

my son lucas (on the right) with his friend...

lucas very rarely allows me to photograph his face....so i go for his shoes....his pride and joy.  anyone who knows my son, knows he has a slight obsession with shoes...he owns more pairs than i do.

he loves shoes.

bottom line.

i love him for it.

zach (right) and his friend.

they look rather annoyed....i assure you they are not.

deep fishing concentration....as in telepathically calling in the fish...

zach...you hold the fishing rod with style...

i am a little distracted by the clouds....

...and my mom's beautiful garden...

her anemonies are just lovely

and

my mother is the reigning geranium queen...she has always found and grown the most beautiful geraniums.

oh...fishing....

while i was away admiring my mom's flowers, zach caught a sunfish.

this was his response when i asked if he would hold up his catch for me to photograph.

there was none.

he smiled and ignored me.

yep...he is 16.

meanwhile...

lucas and his friend found another activity to participate in...

he is driving...

in beauty,

Pamela