Wampum

While Jonah was wading and swimming and in the river I noticed a wicked big fish on the opposite bank. A laker of enormous size, roiling about in the shallows then breaking the surface in the deeper water. I couldn't figure out if it was one fish being peculiar or two fish.

It was seven fish, a series of carp, each two feet or longer, and there were several more gangs o' carp either spawning or simply being very close.

I put both kayaks into the water and Sam and Gracie took off up river while I got Jonah and Kezzie and I settled in the other. We stalked the big fish. Kezzie was wicked keen as a carp hawk, she'd caught a carp of enormous size three years ago when we were in Tennessee, a fish as big as she was, not something she's forgotten.

Sam rode his bike yesterday and was really happy, today he was stressed because MB was away doing laundry, hence the kayak diversion.

In the evening Grace lit the sparkler candles in the gluten-free chocolate cake she made for Sam, and Sam's face as the light from each newly lit candle increased was a study in happiness.