July is crazy in a good way as today we celebrate the second of four family birthdays, featuring our younger daughter, Carly. The following is an excerpt from an original posting back in the early writing days before officially becoming a blogger.

“Our top story is the latest addition to our family. Weighing in at 6-13 and measuring 19” in length, Carly June Jackson arrived at 6:28 pm on July 9th. Mom and baby are doing just fine. Big sister is also adjusting fine so far. Papa Jackson has again seen to it that she left the hospital with a fishing pole. This one is a Disney Princess model to go with Helena’s Mickey Mouse combo.”

Early bluegill on sister’s pole                                 Camping and air mattress destruction

Cheesing over bluegill                                                          Typical windy day at Emiquon, typical Carly 

Carly called this shot on a Senko                                                           Carly the cook enjoying camping cuisine

So, these days Carly has left the kiddie combos behind for a standard fishing rod received as an early birthday present as reported here a couple weeks ago. She has always been quite proficient wielding a fishing pole and possesses the best drive and dedication among our bunch when it comes to chasing some fish.

May 2016, me and my girl taking in our favorite girl band

She also lets me listen to “my” music on the way to the fishing hole as it has now become “our” music with a girl who can ID acts by ear such as Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Heart, Journey, Ozzy, ELO, Pat Benatar, David Bowie…you know, good music. She can also tell you which Beatle is on vocals most of the time without three or four guesses. And how many other eleven year olds know who is generally regarded as “The Fifth Beatle?”

Love you, Miss Carly, and talk to you later. Dad