Sign of the Beaver

Besides having just read 'Sign of the Beaver" we found one on our last fishing trip of the year today. They were fresh and fascinating. And surely the dam was not far away . . .

And heeerrrrreee it is! No 'sign of the beaver', however - just the dang dam.

The one who always makes it fun. HE is the Patient One who actually hooked the trout and let Mark . . .

. . . reel it in! Kyle is saying, "Mom! we caught one THIS big!"
We were going to take it and one other home right away and have them for dinner. Alas, while scraping mud off his boots, Mark laid the string down and never picked it up again! We had leftovers instead and we MAY have forgiven Mark by morning.