Fun & busy

the homefront of the Chicago Mission Trip . . . a fun, very busy day!
At the park, at home, and the pool (thanks for the invitation to swim, Andrew & Amanda!)

Successes: brushing teeth, potty-ing in the toilet, enjoying blueberries, long naps (me too!), snuggling, singing lots of songs, staying hydrated, no sunburns, building towers & playing trains, jabbering, sorting stuff

Not so-goods: pigtails, getting to bed on time

Like father . . .

Like father (and uncles), like son! Boy, this surely did bring back memories of nights gone by!

Summertime meal

I knew that the "fishing report" was gonna' be good, when Andrew called in requesting me to "meet us at the dock in about 35 minutes with more ice!"
Ahh . . . mahi (and tuna) for the grill . . . we like it blackened, with wild rice and mango or pineapple salsa on the side. And, sometimes, a big piece of sweet corn-on-the-cob adds just the right finish to an "on the patio, summertime meal!" (Unless, of course, the temps are 90+ with equal humidity . . . then we move the plates inside!)

Early morn

Pops (4:30ish) and Andrew (3:30ish, I think) headed out to the boat very early this morning. When I awoke and looked out at the harbor and channel at 5:30, I could see why. The water looked like glass . . . and those two were chompin' at the bits to get out to the warm water for a day with mahi-mahi. The boat had obviously departed from its slip!I enjoyed a morning of solitude, in Proverbs and Colossians; and then decided to do what I've always enjoyed doing while on vacation at the beach . . . I took a long walk.

Feels like the tropics

It was great, Daddy. I spent some time thinking of you and reminiscing about the Kiser reunions at Surfside and Garden City. While I didn't look for sharks' teeth and I didn't walk along a sandy beach, I did thoroughly enjoy God's creation. Beaufort is quite charming in the early morn.

A friend posted a Youtube clip of the Gettys' Creation Sings the Father's Song on FB yesterday. What a great song to go along with the 100+ bird chorus I heard singing . . . I distinguished about 7 different calls, tweets, coos, squawks, etc. And Charlotte, I saw about 5 wild horses on Carrot Island. No pics though, my camera batteries died :(

I didn't end my walk by climbing up the stairs of the Hey-loo and smelling the bacon that Uncle Tippy was frying; but a bagel and muffin on the balcony was quite nice!

Big Rock

Pops & I headed to Beaufort today for a few days getaway. Tomorrow's weather forecast offers hope of good conditions for offshore fishing, so I was very glad when Andrew decided to come join Pops for an attempt to get some mahi-mahi for our summer grills.


The Big Rock Fishing Tournament is taking place this week in Morehead City.

Big Rock Fishing Tournament booklet
I think that Andrew should submit some of his artwork for such a cover!

The area is all a-buzz; and we decided to go witness a Big Rock weigh-in, just for the thrill of it all. Couldn't believe the fish that I saw . . . a tournament record blue marlin was caught this afternoon. 883 lbs! It was a monster! Saw a lot of mahi-mahi and a big tuna, but this rascal was the granddaddy of them all!An article in Our State last month boasted of a restaurant in Morehead City which supposedly has the best lemon meringue pie ever. Capt. Bill's Waterfront Seafood was only about 2 blocks from the Big Rock weigh-in dock, so we decided to go there for dinner. Mmmmm . . . on a scale of 1 - 10; this lemon meringue pie was a definite 12! A distant possibility for an August late night dessert, maybe?!