Remembering the sweet pleasure of fishing for hungry perch at the mouth of the creek in simpler times.
When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled – Hungry Perch
September 15th, 2018 Comments Off on When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled – Hungry Perch
Tags: fishing · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Perch · T.S. Eliot · The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Knee Patches, Fish Guts and the Back of the Closet
April 7th, 2018 Comments Off on Knee Patches, Fish Guts and the Back of the Closet
A lighthearted look at men’s attitude toward clothing – a lesson for women!
Tags: clothing · fashion · fishing · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
RIVER REVERIE
January 29th, 2011 1 Comment
A meditation on rivers – how they influence us and what we can learn from them – and a hazy childhood memory of fishing on the Grand River.
Tags: Emerson · fishing · Grand River · memories · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Norman Maclean · rivers
LESSONS LEARNED FROM AN EVENING BY THE LAKE
June 12th, 2010 2 Comments
How an evening by the lake taught me to enjoy life as it happens rather than putting all my hopes into the “Ah yes!” moments.
Tags: epiphany · fishing · lake · live in the moment · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet