The duck, the bird, and the goldfish...

Early one morning last week (though not as early as planned) we headed out to the Murray fishing pond to spend a few hours. It was an absolutely fabulous morning and while the kids and Tim fished, I took pictures.
The lighting was amazing and the reflections of the pond were so clear. I brought a book, but I never put my camera down!It was fun to watch the kids. They were a little disappointed because there were only little fish in the pond and we forgot our worms so they were only nibbling at the hot dogs. While Tim was helping Spencer cast, we got our first catch!!! Unfortunately it was a duck. Fortunately it didn't snag him too hard and he was able to get away! I love to watch Tim with the kids. Life is so busy and it seems like there are only rare moments that we are not in a hurry and really get the chance to interact in such a relaxed way!In my wanderings, I came across this duck. I circled him several times, walked away and came back, and swore that he only had one leg. I was a little obsessed with it. He watched me as I watched him - staring me down... and then when he had had enough - down came the other leg and he walked away. I was so mad! I dislike being tricked! (or maybe I just dislike feeling like a fool!)This is one of my favorites of Tim. I look at this picture and just see.. Tim. This is who he is and what he loves. One of the reasons that I love him!

Spencer made the second catch of the day. Unfortunately while he was casting, a little sparrow flew right through. The poor little bird was terrified. We thought that the hook had lodged in his stomach, but when Tim finally got it picked up and calmed down a little we realized that he was only tangled in the line. By the time we got him untangled he was hardly moving at all - we think he was in shock. We placed him down in some shade and just had to hope that when we cleared out that he would fly away!

Robby officially was the only one to catch a fish! Unfortunately it was a little gold fish... and no one saw him... Oh well - It was still a great morning!
This last set came from my fascination with the reflection in the water of the kids. There is no way that if I had decided to try and find this effect that I would have, I just had to be in the right place and slow down and see it! So this is officially my first digital scrapbooking page in honor of a relaxing morning!