Fly Tying: While the Tier’s Away, the Cat Will………………

Fly Tying Materials: Cat invades Ziplock Bags and Massacres Capes. Investigation called for……

A massacre of epic proportions. Even hooks and scissors were thrown into the mix.

What the heck happened? I scrupulously package and store any feathers out of the reach of my Penelope, the Cat. She has attacked before and decimated a blue dun cape. Yet today, when I entered the house, I saw the remnants of chicken skin and tattered feathers by the front door entry way. I made my way toward my temporary tying station (dining room table) and ‘Whoa Nellie’ a massacre of feathers!

No shame, no remorse. Penny waltzes right in to the scene of the crime to inspect her work as I attempt to salvage the survivors. She even rolls over so I can rub her belly.

Fly Tying: Nymph’s Color Palette by Tim Barker

Unique color assortment of nymphs by Tim Barker at Planet Trout.

You have to have the imagination to conceive unique combinations of colors and materials. Then must have the self discipline to complete the numbers of flies and maintain consistent outcomes. Very nice work isn’t it….and unique?

Photography by Jolene Hanson (Abandonment w/ Splash of Color)

I came across this photo by Western Washington photographer Jolene Hanson. The abandoned boat, the boarded up windows on the building in back and the elements weathering it all is wonderfully captured.