childhood

GEAR

July 28, 2010

Ahhh, mid-summer. The prelude to fall…my favorite time of year. Cicadas have begun to echo their rattling song in the lush heavy-ness of a quickly approaching August. The day’s heat is trading its oppressive edge for a longer shadow. All the busy-ness that’s accumulated since the winter is passing in one great, final exhale right [...]

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EAGER FISH. THE VIDEO.

June 24, 2010

While the phone didn’t play nice for Saturday’s outing, it made up for itself on Sunday with the boys. Here’s a little recap of the afternoon… put to Taj Mahal’s Fishin’ Blues (w/Vassar Clements). Father’s Day Fishin’ from Matt on Vimeo.

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THE GLORY OF EAGER FISH

June 22, 2010

Saturday’s kayak excursion delivered one very nice largemouth (see below), a mess of panfish, a lot of paddling and a chance to see one of the two resident bald eagles that patrol the south end of the lake and the river. I managed to get these shots of the eagle before my phone crapped the [...]

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ON THE HORIZON

June 17, 2010

Father’s day is this weekend. I honestly had no idea. I’ve got to get out from under this rock… Now that I’m cognizant of the fact that it’s Dad’s weekend…I’m going to do some fishing. Saturday will find me and another friend in our kayaks at the south end of Canandaigua Lake and on up [...]

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