Summertime, Summertime!!!
Summer is right around the corner. Can't wait, since we get to go back to the US this year. I was thinking about summer the other day, and remembering some of the great things we got to do as a kid...
Summer for me and my family was full of fishing trips to the nearest lake. As soon as weekend came near, we would load up the car with fishing tackle and camping items, and head out for adventure! We would spend the day on the shore with our tot sized fishing poles and goey worms. The feeling of expectation while waiting for the bobber to dip was at times excruciating, but oh the excitement of realing in a lively perch!!!! It was like realing in a whale for us little kids! On one such trip we met up with some Aunts and Uncles. All the cousins fished from the shore till dinnertime came and we returned up the steep bluff to camp where the women had potatoe salad and grilled hot dogs ready. After filling our bellies and a quick game of cards, we headed back down to reset our poles. Upon arriving we noticed a rather large garter snake had slithered it’s way to where we had let our poles rest. On instinct we all grabbed our poles and began running back up the path, screaming as we went. But our cousin seemed to be screaming more than all us girls! When we reached the top, we turned to see him run right past us and not far behind was that wretched snake! It was as if the snake were chasing him! Come to find out, the snake had gotten snagged on the fish hook and was not chasing, but rather being drug along the path behind a very frightened boy! When our dads finally figured it out, we all rolled on the ground with laughter. We will never forget the time when the snake chased our cousin around the lake!!!!
Summer for me and my family was full of fishing trips to the nearest lake. As soon as weekend came near, we would load up the car with fishing tackle and camping items, and head out for adventure! We would spend the day on the shore with our tot sized fishing poles and goey worms. The feeling of expectation while waiting for the bobber to dip was at times excruciating, but oh the excitement of realing in a lively perch!!!! It was like realing in a whale for us little kids! On one such trip we met up with some Aunts and Uncles. All the cousins fished from the shore till dinnertime came and we returned up the steep bluff to camp where the women had potatoe salad and grilled hot dogs ready. After filling our bellies and a quick game of cards, we headed back down to reset our poles. Upon arriving we noticed a rather large garter snake had slithered it’s way to where we had let our poles rest. On instinct we all grabbed our poles and began running back up the path, screaming as we went. But our cousin seemed to be screaming more than all us girls! When we reached the top, we turned to see him run right past us and not far behind was that wretched snake! It was as if the snake were chasing him! Come to find out, the snake had gotten snagged on the fish hook and was not chasing, but rather being drug along the path behind a very frightened boy! When our dads finally figured it out, we all rolled on the ground with laughter. We will never forget the time when the snake chased our cousin around the lake!!!!
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