Thursday, June 12, 2014

Idyllic

My dad and I planned a fishing day a couple weeks ago. Below was the location we cast in first; an idyllic pond owned by a friend of my dad's. All we managed to hook were two pitiful turtles. So sad to pull a hook out of a turtle's mouth. We then tried another area nearby and came up with a pair of bright orange, but very small perches, which we gave to the gentleman fishing next to us. We're still scouting out different places, but so far we haven't had much luck. All photos were taken with the iPhone.


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37 comments:

Hootin Anni said...

I must say...the catch of the day was the beauty of it all!! Wow.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

i enjoy the reflection. ( :

Optimistic Existentialist said...

Gail those are some amazing reflections off of the water's surface :-)

Linda said...

Beautiful, Gail, and the reflections are brilliant!

The Cranky said...

You got these with an iphone? Wow! Stunning reflections. =)

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

ahhhh

felt my blood pressure ebbing by the third frame

:)

Irma said...

Beautiful pictures, Gail.
The reflection is totally awesome.
Greetings Irma

Bas. said...

dat zier er echt heel mooi uit,een geweldig gebied om te vertoeven.

TexWisGirl said...

wow! just beautiful! (sorry 'bout the turtles, though!)

thanks (in advance) for linking up!

Amy Burzese said...

How pretty. You live the life, girl! Except for the poor turtle lips.

barbara l. hale said...

Fabulous reflections! That iPhone is a pretty nifty camera. You did a great job!

Anonymous said...

What a lovely place! Great shots.

Inspired By June said...

What a beautiful place - I don't think I'd get much fishing done :)

Suzan said...

WOW!! Hard to believe these were taken with you iphone!! Lovely!!

hootnonny said...

Looks like you were fishing in heaven!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! It'd be a pleasure just to enjoy the scenery.

LC said...

Loved these images. And I loved knowing you shared those moments with your father. Enjoy such togetherness as often as you can.

Today would have been my mother's 95th birthday. She loved to fish, too.

LC said...

Loved these images. And I loved knowing you shared those moments with your father. Enjoy such togetherness as often as you can.

Today would have been my mother's 95th birthday. She loved to fish, too.

Brian King said...

That's a beautiful lake! And not busy!

eileeninmd said...

Gail, gorgeous shots of the lake and reflections.. A pretty area for your fishing, I feel sorry for the turtles.. have a great evening.

Sue (this n that) said...

Hi Gail, thanks for your visit to my blog - nice to meet you.
I'm admiring those beautiful photos you've featured. A lovely fence nestled in a most idyllic spot :D)

marilyn said...

looks like great places to fish and catching only matters when you're hungry...

Shug said...

Such a peaceful looking spot with Beautiful reflections in the water.
So sweet for you to get to enjoy a day of fishing with your dad...I'm still amazed at all the gorgeous bodies of water in La... Hope you caught a few fish..

Roan said...

Love all the reflections. Nice shots. Phone cameras are not what they used to be.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Beautiful images.

you-wee because said...

Cool and peaceful spot you tried to become a professional turtle angler, Gail! ;-)
Scrolling through your photographs I can see you really have quite a different (Flora & ) fauna in Lousisiana compared to those we have here in the south of Germany.
Enjoy a great weekend!
Uwe.

Kathy said...

That's gorgeous well-maintained pond.

Anvilcloud said...

Looks like a beautiful spot in which to spend time with your dad.

orchid0324 said...

This GREAT idyllic pond is owned by a friend of your father's!!! Wow; how beautiful and must be a dream place to stroll around♡♡♡
My husband sometimes go fishing, but our city is industrial city and seaside would be...(^^;)

Oh, father's day is coming and wonderful to have time together like that. Mine who past away last year is forever in my mind ;)

Sending you lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

orchid0324 said...

This GREAT idyllic pond is owned by a friend of your father's!!! Wow; how beautiful and must be a dream place to stroll around♡♡♡
My husband sometimes go fishing, but our city is industrial city and seaside would be...(^^;)

Oh, father's day is coming and wonderful to have time together like that. Mine who past away last year is forever in my mind ;)

Sending you lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful and peaceful setting! You have captured it beautifully!

EG CameraGirl said...

What a gorgeous day for reflections!

Debbie said...

a beautiful place, so peaceful and soothing in!!

forget fishing, i would just takes pictures all day. yours are gorgeous...picture postcard perfect!!!

Debbie said...

and i forgot my thought that i don't see one other person there, i like that!!!

Helma said...


The pictures are really beautiful in that place at that pond. Nice that you went there with your father. Less fun to have to get :-( a hook from the mouth of a turtle
But you pictures of the lake are fantastic!

Betty Manousos said...

such beautiful reflections!
such a refreshing post! thanks for sharing this beauty:))
xo

A Colorful World said...

You went fishing with your Dad! That's so sweet. What a wonderful way to spend time with him, especially in Father's Day week!