Fathers

This is one of my favorite pictures I’ve ever taken of my Dad. It was a good day at a lake, near where I lived years ago in San Marcos, CA. It’s not a great lake for fishing, especially using artificial bait. I prefer the casting and meditative qualities of fishing therein. Don’t let a largemouth bass get in the way of a great day outdoors fishing. haha. Anyway, it’s largely just about being there on great days that will never be forgotten, like this one fishing with my Dad. He passed in October 2018 after a relatively brief battle with ALS, living into his eighties. We finally buried his ashes in Ohio recently. And spent some time with our extended family, seeing people we’ve not seen in years. It’s nice to have a little more sense of closure, but there will never be complete closure. That is not necessarily a bad thing, as it allows him to live on. I recommend taking a moment today to think of people or pets, who have left your life. Also, maybe call someone still in your life, maybe that you have not contacted in a while, but should. We all have these people in our lives.