I guess I am not too old to rodeo. Well maybe so, anyway a
trout rodeo is something that I have heard of and maybe you have or not. Now we were up there on the east side of the
skull crack end of the Causey reservoir about sun down. With my bad leg and all,
I set up my chair up on the trail above the two foot drop off of the shore. I could
have got down by the water but I am getting a little old, and have a little
problem getting up and down those places. The trail has a little bit of a slope
to it about 20% anyway it’s not flat a level ground. Brandy my dog and my constant company had to
be on a leash do to park rules and her safety. Otherwise she would be after
every ground squirrel in the place. So leached and hooked to my chair.
So we are all baited up and case out waiting for the wild
times to begin. My four year old granddaughter Shania was picking the wild flowers,
that if you want to call weeds flowers, She pick Russian thistle, prim roses, Indian
paint brush, and cradle cap. She would pick one and walk in front of me so I would
have to raise my pole to let her pass. She was getting a kick out of trying to aggravate
grandpa. She would take the blossoms down to her mother who was fishing just
below me on the left on the three foot wide beach. Watching her get up and down
that two foot drop off was scary fun that was keeping me on the edge of my seat
to say the least. Then Bailey her 18 month old sister was not going to be
out done by big sister one bit no sir. She started in picking the flowers and
following in her sister footsteps. Now for
this old grandpa the nerve racking wait for one of them to fall head over the
tea kettle into the back of their mother or worse into the lake held my
attention.
The two girls were down on the beach with their mom seeking admiration
for the flowers. And Shania got stuck by the thorn on the Russian thistle. She went
onto a titrate “That’s a bad flower bad bad flower I am not going to pick any more,
you are a bad flower.” Bailey had to mimic Shania and this old man laugh so
hard the tears were rolling. The girls started back up the bank, bailey having
a time climb back slipped and fell and Shania
help her back up and bailey went crying over to her dad.
Well about this time thing clam down and I started to focus
on my fishing. Then here come Shania back threw to get to her other sister who
was fishing to my right, I guess she open the gate. I had a strike and set the
hook and yelled I got one, about that time my chair slip it footing that scared
brandy and set her running for the hills whit my chair in tow. And I went down rolling
pole in hand headed for the drink and Brooke my daughter-in-law setting between
me and the water. Somehow I managed to stop and get back to my chair and
started to get untangle from the fishing line that somehow got tangle around my
foot. Don’t ask me how. Settle down and I figured I had better check my bait. I
started to reel in when I found I still had the fish on the line. Well I guess I
am still not too old to rodeo.
Thank you for stopping by and god bless
10 comments:
Roy, sounds like you had some fun with add entertainment you being part of the show, glad you weren't hurt in your tumble. Amazing isn't it, how even when we think our bones just aren't gonna work like they used too, they turn around and show us who's boss.
After all that you still had the fish!! Love the photo Roy, you look completely at home there fishing...
Thanks for sharing
Deb
What a wonderful story, Roy! I almost felt like I was there with you all, on the edge of the lake. Children have a natural way of making life so much more fun and interesting! And after it all, the fish was still there! Love it!
Thank you for sharing this with us.
what fun Roy,your grandchildren sound wonderful..
Every rodeo has the clowns lol Sounds like you really had a wonderful time and helped make some great memories for your family!!!
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Roy,
Sounds like a blast : )
xoxox
Jessica
There's that fish! Congrats, Roy!!
Oh those Ggrandkids, theycan make anything fun. I think is great you were worried about them falling all day then you did. Funny stuff,And you caught the fish. great post.
Hahaha - I can just see the little girl scolding that flower. So cute. Sounds like you had more fun watching the girls than fishing - almost. haha
What a wonderful way to spend a day, so much going on. 'Bad Flower" I can see it now, I remember Samuel saying the same thing when he walked into the kitchen table 'bad table' LOL.
I do hope you didn't bruise or hurt yourself, although I can't talk as I'm currently with my ankle up. Great post and great adventures, look forward to the next ones.
Hilarious Roy!!! Well, at least in the end you had the fish!
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