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Little Matey by Sojourner McConnell by Sojourner McConnell
Friday, September 1, 2017
Rated "G" by the Author.
One day, one man, one child. What a day this one day was.
The fat worm, moist, droopy, and slick, hung from the hook as I tossed the line back into the green water. The little dollop sound that the hook entering the water made was the only thing breaking the silence. The sky overhead was the most vivid blue with little marshmallow puffs of clouds floating about changing shapes every few minutes. The breeze had the vague scent of lavender wafting across the boat.
I looked at my one man crew on the tiny rowboat and realized that the day was just about perfect. My grandson with his blond hair standing straight up in a little crew cut was perched on the far end of the boat. In vivid contrast to the river, his bright orange life vest was secured. He looked so frail with that largely stuffed vest around his stomach and chest. His eyes darting across the top of the water skimming all around for a fish of any kind. He was a mighty fisherman for a little tyke.
Mica took it upon himself to be in charge of the chest containing the river water and the fish we had already caught. It had been a productive day out here in the great outdoors. As always we kept our eyes pealed for water moccasins and snapping turtles. The rules were that no one dangled any appendages in the murky water. The water had a bit of a fishy smell that kept my nose curling when I caught a whiff. The aroma of fish drowned out the lavender every time.
The sun was warm on our skin and succeeding in making us drowsy with its magical relaxing properties. If someone bottled a warm sunny day, no one would ever have insomnia again. The little rowboat was floating in small circles making bullseye designs on the still top of the water. The only sounds were of bull frogs croaking on the shore and an occasional duck or goose that would fly overhead. The hawks that we could see dotting the sky made no sound at all as they soared high above.
It was days like today that made me happy to have this little guy in my life. Even if it was only for one weekend a summer. It was all worth it.
Sweet. Fishing on a lazy idyllic summer day. Nothing better and a wonderful thing to do with her grandchild. Beautiful imagery written. We should all have days like this to remember. I do. Only with my grandfather, not my grandchildren.
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