(Photo courtesy of Andy Boryan)
I was searching through some photos this morning and came upon this one that a friend of mine took several seasons ago. Looking at it, I can almost feel that sunshine! Shirtsleeve weather, mayflies hatching, a favorite bamboo rod resting on my shoulder – everything about that moment was so completely right.
It was easier to fall into thoughts of springtime this morning, for there is a thaw coming at last! Sure, things will stay around freezing through Friday, but then the predictions have our daily highs in the forties for a week. Oh, there is still a tease though. One of the computer models The Weather Channel monitors has us getting some heavy snow over the next few days. Then again, one of the other models doesn’t. Do we get to choose which one?
The flies tied this off-season are burgeoning out of their pill bottles, even though I have begun to fill the compartments of a new aluminum fly box with the new designs. Once that thaw gets here, I may just have to move some more of them to their new homes and keep riding the tide of hope that spring gets closer every day!
Bright Waters Catskill 