Ode to Fish - An Example of Great Husbanding
Ode to Fish - An Example of Great Husbanding
By: a.d. elliott | Take the Back Roads - Art and Other Odd Adventures
Dear Henry,
This picture contains all the reasons why Fish is a great guy.
We set out to find Triple Falls, which is about two hours from home. I wanted to go on an overcast, rainy day, better light, better flow, better mood for waterfalls. The conditions were perfect, even if the road was not.
The falls sit at the end of a narrow, snarly dirt road, the kind that demands patience even when dry and becomes an entirely different personality once wet. It would have been a much more playful drive had the ground not been slick and uncertain.
The area itself was beautiful, even if the falls turned out to be a little underwhelming. I’m sure I could have found something interesting to photograph.
But.
I forgot to check that my camera had an SD card, the modern equivalent of showing up without film. I also left my phone in the truck. The photograph you’re looking at is Fish’s.
We didn’t linger long after that realization. We climbed back into the truck, navigated the now-even-wetter road back out, and drove the full two hours home.
No frustration. No sighing. No commentary.
Fish says he had fun.
That, Henry, is excellent husbanding.
xoxo,
a.d. elliott
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About the Author
a.d. elliott is a wanderer, photographer, and storyteller traveling through life
She shares her journeys at Take the Back Roads, explores new reads at Rite of Fancy, and highlights U.S. military biographies at Everyday Patriot.
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