Fishing trip August 27th, 2006

Richard, Michael and I went deep sea fishing yesterday off the coast of Mayport, Florida. We caught several nice King Fish, the largest being about 35" long and 25 pounds. The sunrise was spectacular. I watched many tea saucer sized jelly fish float by our boat all day, along with palm sized crabs. We were in 50-60 feet of water and we had most of our luck early in the day (before 8 am) trolling. By 10 the biting had died down and as I lay with my book contently, the two guys bottom fished for snapper and whatever else they could find. Here are some pictures I took while we were out yesterday!

Catherine had style and humor at an early age!

Another favorite picture! Here Catherine is when she was just 3.

Anna Maria Island

This is one of my favorite photos of Richard, Catherine and I and I wanted to share it here. We were at a nephew's wedding on Anna Maria Island near Long Boat Key on the Gulf coast. It was November and as you can see, our winters in Florida are for the most part very mild.

Where have I been?

Has it really been almost a whole month since I've updated you? It doesn't seem possible, yet I've been busy with so much that time has flown by....the kids started back to school and that has engulfed me in a whirlwind of events and tasks! Catherine started Kindergarten at St. Matthews's Catholic School and Michael started his Sophmore year at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. We've also been busy having fun---the shrimp have been running and we've been taking the boat out in the evening which is wonderful. The temperatures are cooler on the water and the breeze feels great. I sit content with my glass of wine and my camera on my lap, ready for that unexpected egret or heron flying overhead, or the spectacular sunset over the water...regardless I guess you can see my attention has been somewhat diverted. I have been busy taking new pictures and I will share some of them with you. I've also been busy writing scribbles in the journals I keep ever handy---one at my bedside table and one that totes along with me wherever I go, in my giant sized purse (sized perfectly to fit my camera and extra lens on an outing---who cares about makeup--I need camera space!)

Soon I will share some of my scribblings with you. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy some of the pictures I've taken this month!

--Lori