High Flyers

We have some high flyers in the neighborhood! I can't
tell you the enjoyment I get drinking coffee and watching
the fish jump, or the turtles sunbathing, or the alligators
 swimming by, or the sun setting on the canal. It's one of
the times I indulge myself in memories of my grandmother
who taught me, "You only get one go around in life."
As a child, I loved spending my summers at the lake
 with my Grandma and Grandpa in Baldwin, Michigan.

Trying to catch this fish on camera mid-air was
like taking photos of Amish fish...it took me 27 tries!

As I waited patiently on the bow of Kantiya, I was
reminded of Ernie and Bert, wondering if I should try
Ernie's infamous fish call, "Here fishy, fishy, fishy!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUusX1Js6R0

What kind of fish are they, and why do they jump?
They are mullet, kind of like 'business in the front,
party in the back' but only different.  I call them Bob
after one of my daughter's fathers who is an avid angler,
and who sported one of the craziest mullets long past
when mullets were cool. 😉 I say this most kindly,
as I would love to see Bob down here fishing for
the Bobs in my canal.  I don't know how easy it is
to hook one, but I think spidey reflexes and a well
 placed net would work just as well. There all kinds
 of theories as to why they jump- to escape predators,
to 'show off in school', to shake off an egg sack-
 no one really knows for certain. 🐟🎣

Personally, I think they are just having a little
burst of happiness when they jump, as they always
jump in twos or threes.  Whatever the reason, it
looks like the 'Bobs' are having great fun, and
I could while away the hours being entertained by
them.  It's the simple things that make me smile 😎


G'nite, y'all!