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04/29/2007: "Fishing Opener"
Well, Opening Day 2007 is over, and most of the fishermen have gone home with or without fish. As for me and my family, well.....
We went up to Twin Lakes outside of Bridgeport. I got one, my cousin got one, and my brother got four. They were all nice fish though. All were over a pound. I don't know how the opener went all around. I will know more on Tuesday when the paper comes out. It seemed like most people had fish up at Twin Lakes
Yesterday was more than the opening of fishing for my family though. Yesterday we put my dad's ashes where they belong, Twin Lakes. Along the shore of the lower twin we had a nice little ceremony and released his ashes. Twin Lakes was his favorite place in the world and it's where he wanted his ashes placed. We thought that opening day was the best day to do it. It was a wonderful experience. We each took a scoop of his ashes and released them were we wanted to. I put mine along the base of a young Jeffery Pine where they can be drawn into the tree. As long as that tree stands, part of dad will live on.
So this opening day was a very special on e to me. It will always be remembered.