Fishing Lure Collection

Hey, it doesn't hurt to start out with a pretty picture before I get to the trashy stuff.  We had some beautiful evening strolls this week.  There was plenty of urban fishing going on and a couple of gals had some nice size catfish on their stringer.

I've started my own collection of found fishing gear.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do with these but I'm going to start by snapping off those nasty hooks. Christmas tree ornaments?  Future art project?

I dragged up this blue tarp this past week.  It had been stuck under a big log since the spring and I'd been waiting patiently for it to come loose.  

A little further down from that tarp in a tangle of drift wood is some kind of a basket.  I had seen it from a distance but wondered if I could get in there to retrieve it.  Of course there are a bunch of other trash goodies waiting to be collected.  I can't quite tell if that is a laundry basket or something else.  Somewhere up river Martha or Harriet is still blaming the boys next door when her basket went missing.  Maybe I'll get over there next week to see what kind of treasure awaits me.  More fishing lures I hope.

There are a few metal items down along Middle Beach waiting for disposal.  Looks like a stove top to me.  It's not going to fit in the Park and Rec trash cans.

My favorite photo of the week.  Look, George....everything looks better this way!