The recent haziness has made our area looking a little like California according to my friends from there. I guess it is only fitting with the smoke from the California fires making it's way past our home. It also represents my feeling for the summer. Usually I think of it in terms of being a blur but a haze is similar enough to a blur that I think it will work as well. The summer is nearly over and it feels as if it has just begun. Oh, well. I do like the fall as well.
As usual, the end of summer means the nearing of hunting season. For this fall, the hunting is going to be a bit sparse as I only have one tag and my son has two tags. At least it will get us out into the wilderness a bit. Also with the end of summer comes the start of school, AWANA, and the normal busyness of a family, I guess the summer wasn't much different. Caleb's start into high school has been somewhat uneventful, but he really enjoys it and is doing quite well. I have been having a hard time adjusting to waking up in time to get him to the bus in time. I did have to park in front of the bus one morning as it was pulling out to leave. The other kids are getting back into the swing of things. Jacob's first tooth came out today as he was attempting to tighten his watch band with his teeth. I suppose it would have come out at his next judo practice if not then.
I hope to have a few fishing trips if nothing else before I officially give in to the coming fall. I did catch some nice cutthroat and rainbows during my last trip to the Catamounts. Of course I lost a half dozen or so flies in the process. At least I am able to make replacements for them. The last fishing trip did give me a good opportunity to use a fly rod that I had just finished making. It worked our quite nicely.
Time for me to finish this up so that I can get to bed. That bus comes awfully early in the morning for me.