Life at
the Lake
Daffodils, of course, from a month ago. Gone
now.
Lake Ketchum Art Galleries is another website of ours: Click on
Art Gallery to go there. Be sure to
visit it, if you enjoy contemporary art.
It features
painting , drawing, digital graphics, and photography.
We also have a literary website,
Kingfisher Journal, which you
might enjoy. Go to
Kingfisher Journal.
Its content
changes regularly. It is published in four issues per year, but an issue may
have several editions, so please keep coming back. The site emphasizes poetry, fiction, movies, and literary
criticism. There is usually a fine painting on its masthead. Often the art is
by a regional artist.
NEW: And now, a Flyfishing website, with books and used tackle for sale. Please visit Classic flyfishing gear and books.
Please note:
Life
at the Lake is archived. (See below,
lower column right.) Click on the hyperlink to visit some of our older
entries.
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Some Representative Views of the Lake and Its Environs
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Life At The Lake 568 Both the yellow iris and the purple iris are in bloom. The yellow we brought to the lake, but have since learned that is is classified as a pernicious weed because of how rapidly it spreads and will take over a wet area. Still, it is beautiful and cheery during a dark and rainy spring. But the purple iris is thoroughly domesticated and does not spread so vigorously. And to some of us it is even more beautiful, though long domesticated. In my old age I enjoy photographing flowers, especially those my wife has tended so carefully . And I know enough about photography so that I can get great sharpness and depth of field, color saturation, and brilliance. That is rewarding for someone who has no horticultural talent. And here they are again: 569 This is just about the worst year for trout fishing I can recall. I don't think the constant rain has anything to do with it. The hatchery plant came late again and the fish seem an inch or two smaller than in recent past years. And the lake is clogged again with filamentous green algae, making vision for both the fish and the fishermen more difficult. It is always easy, if you are a fisher, to blame somebody else for your lack of success. In fact, that is the characteristic that distinguishes fishers from "real" people--their ability to stand around and complain at such length. Speaking only for myself, I am only catching the odd trout and, as a consequence, fish less than I do most years. That is more a change in behavior pattern than it is a vocal complaint. Though I suppose it is both.
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More views of the lake An artist's view of the lake, with the island to the left, scattered conifers overhead, a ruddy sun, and of course a rainbow trout swimming free
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A Year at the Lake See some of our recent journal entries
2009-10
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