If I were still taking art classes I would say something about how I like the palette of this picture. But since I don't do that anymore, I'll say how it's pictures like this that remind me of how tenuous our grasp on the meager crust and razor-thin slice of atmosphere of this completely and numbingly indifferent planet really is. Ludwig is at center right.
The pictures above and below show how you do ice fishing. First, drill a hole through 14 inches of ice. Then, as ice forms on your beard, fish through the hole while eating hashbrowns.
Next, watch the guy nearest you pull up a nice Rainbow Trout and go over to look at it. He wanted to take a picture of me with it, for some reason. Let me stress: I did not catch this fish. The guy was really nice though and gave me some pointers. I had several bites after that, but have yet to bag a fish.
With barely six weeks to go until ushering our first kiddo into this vale of tears, Melissa was still sporting enough to overnight in Ludwig. How cold is the first night of the year at 4308'? Cold enough to freeze our gallon jug of water solid in eight hours. Apparently chicks that are preggers are self-sustaining furnaces though, as her only complaint didn't have to do with cold, but uncomfortable hips. Plus the little girlie sometimes keeps her awake with kicking. But cold? Nah.
Whoever thought up tire chains was a genius.
Our last couple-only camping trip for the foreseeable future. Happy 2008!
(miles 217,163-217,289)
6 comments:
happy new year stay warm and keep ice fishing, you can only get better, also just curious do you have any names in mind for the new baby or is it a secret
I love the "supermodel in swimsuit" pose sissy was sporting. My how you've grown since I last saw you. You now look like I did when I was 5 mos. along. Can I say, "JEALOUS?!?!"
I believe I can.
Groaner,
We've been thinking about naming the baby Groaner, or maybe Junior Groaner. Actually, we're keeping the name on the down-low until she's out.
Nutty,
Yeah, the belly looks MUCH larger when in an upright profile view. But seriously, I'm right on target with weight gain and belly growth, so I'm not really small at all. She's just stuffed up in my guts real snuggly like. No reason to be jealous, you can be a preggo too!
-Melissa
Nice to see Ludwig getting out. I haven't been ice fishing since college in Michigan. The thought occured that if your floorboards were to rust through enough, a bus would make a fine shanty...
Great post! Okay, so your night here was definitely colder than our chilly night at Crater Lake ... but the 39 degree temp reading was taken before sunset! It actually got into the upper 20's at night, and it always seems colder with the fog dampness factor. Or maybe we just have sensitive sub-tropical blood. Brrrrrr! -Marc & Eliana
M&E:
Yeah, I guess we could afford to cut some slack for those who didn't endure occasional -40F wind chills, or weeks on end where the high temperature was 10F, while growing up. Valentina is loving those cold temps, though.
Alright,
Mitch.
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