Fishing

Grandma and Grandpa Lyons came to visit the last weekend in July, and among other things, they bought you a toy fish and fishing pole. The fish is battery operated and flaps through the water, opening and closing its mouth, where there's a large magnet inside. The "bait" at the end of the line is also magnetized, so if you time it right, you can catch the fish and reel it in.

Under the best of circumstances, this fish is not easy to catch. You can see that it requires some serious concentration from Grandpa Lyons. You were pretty scared of the fish, and initially wanted very little to do with this whole fishing endeavor.

It wasn't until weeks later that you picked up the fish and expressed interest. There had been heavy rains while we were out of town, and the plastic pool was full of filthy water. At your urging, I tossed in the fish and tried to catch it. It took me at least 15 minutes. Then you took a turn and caught it in about 30 seconds.

I guess Grandpa Lyons taught you something about fishing after all.