We live next to a country club with golf courses, which have man-made ponds at some of the greens. The largest pond is on the 18th hole. Any golfer coming in to finish a round must hit the ball across the pond onto a small island. Many of the balls land in the pond instead.
With all the national turmoil in the news, especially in the last few weeks, I needed a good laugh. I opened an email yesterday to find:
A Message from the Country Club:
"Reminder to all Residents -- Fishing in the Club's lakes is not allowed and can be very hazardous. Many times, golfers are still playing the course and people are fishing in the lakes, this is a significant safety issue. We ask that you respect the rights of the Club and their property."
Just think if your fishing hook caught a golf ball. Do you throw it back?
How did the fish get into the ponds in the first place? There are no natural inlets to let fish swim into the ponds. Did bird or animals drop them into the water in hopes of a ready supply of food? Or more likely, one of the people who like to fish dumped a bucket of fish in the pond?
These drawings of fish are not representative of what you could catch if you fished the Country Club ponds. I drew these because I'm part of John Muir Laws' Nature Journaling group and fish were one of his exercises. He demonstrates sketching animals and birds at various locations in the Bay Area, but not at the Country Club's ponds.
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Too funny! And I'm sure you're not fishing for compliments here, Martha, but as usual your sketches are superb!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chuckle, Teresa. And also for the comment about my artwork!
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