KANOGAWA branch in summer

First of all, I have to introduce my new fishing friend 'TSURITAIKUN_3go' . We've known each other through the very unique bar master. And we met each other at wine bar first time last night. To my surprise we are the same grade and we played the final match of junior high school baseball in SHIZUOKA! What a unusual fate!!

Because of our drinking too much last night,
we had very slow start today.

Hello, baby!

His choice of the river was perfect.
We spent a cool afternoon in spite of super sunny day.

Moved to another branch in the evening.

Thank you for guiding me today, TSURITAIKUN-3go.

Deer's foot print?

I would like to visit the KANOGAWA branch in fall again.

AI#4 to go her favorite amusement park

FUJIKAWA_RAKUZA was one of her destinations of this summer. She has liked it since she visited on a school excursion. I don't know whether she could understand the generation of electricity or not, pretty sure that she had fun time there.  

It was my last AI(action item) of this week, you did it well, Lance. Please take care of yourself...(He got weariness from the heat later )

AI#3 to catch the stag beetle

What she caught is...

MIYAMA stag beetle!

We kept 2 big ones and released 2 small ones(including this pic) this morning.
Thanks a lot, curryman!!

AI#2 to observe the cicadar's hatch together

19:43 When we went to the park,
we could find several moving cicada's larva to hatch.

19:53 Found the one which was going to hatch.
We took two larvae to the garden tree of our house to make observation.

20:07 Both two began to hatch on our garden tree branch,
 just after we took a bath.

She was observing them very carefully.

21:59 It held its shuck and tried to take the shuck off completely.

22:01 Likely succeeded to take it off.

23:26 Finished stretching its wing and was waiting for drying. 

02:11 Its wing was going to be colored.
My older daughter could wake up with alarm by herself, good job! 

07:41 You can fly anywhere.
Please forgive our interruption.

AI#1 Tokyo Disney Land

I took this week off as the first part of summer vacation this year. I had lots of promised Action Item(AI) for my older daughter this week. AI#1 had been her strong request for a year. Sorry to have kept you waiting, sweetie. 

My first mission was to get the fastpass ticket of Monster's INC.

She was a little nervous of Peter Pan's attraction.

Soy source and butter was her favorite taste of the popcorn.

Do you wanna ride it?

You missed the electrical parade this time, sugar.

She got 12 souvenir medals today by her pocket money.

From 5:30 to 7:30; KANOGAWA branch

Flying ant on the front glass of my car.
So I tied ant pattern first this morning.

The influence of the typhoon was seen over there.
It was not good condition yet, water showed still muddy color.

He was rising for something. For what?

Caught by #14 brown parachute.
I saw several mayfly's spinner on the spider's net.

Sorry for hooking you, baby.

I hope the water level will be back to normal next week.

Plan B

My plan A, fishing at OSHINO after 5 had to be canceled today. I'm so sorry, Y-kun...

Let's find another fun on plan B together, my sugar.

KUMAZEMI, the largest cicada in Japan.
First time to see this year.

I expected her overreaction, but unfortunately she was just before falling asleep.

#10 & #23

Thinking of next trip to OSHIO, but I don't have any option yet...

HANABI

Refreshing Morning

My early bird fishing is still going on. It was sunny from early morning today. Based on the situation of the last week, I tied the white parachute imitating HIRATA mayfly, first.

He was a so good fighter, so speedy!

Almost perfect condition.
I was lost in admiration for a while.

After I missed another good fish,
caught this baby as my 2nd and last fish today.

It got too sunny around 8AM, but I had a refreshing morning today.

OSHINO without fishing pole

I forgot to write it though, we saw a HOTARU(firefly) after fishing at OSHINO. When I told my family about it, they said 'Let us see the HOTARU, dad!!'  Oh I see, sweetie. Let's go there today.

We visited the SAKANA Park first.

It was much better than I'd imagined.
They seemed to like it very much, too.

She is trying to draw a picture of HIMEMASU trout using PC.

Go out around 4PM.

Found about #14 size Spinner there.

KOSAKU which Tommy and Y-kun recommended was nice restaurant.

Famous ice cream shop for our circle.
Visit after over 10 years interval!

Mt. FUJI & Lake YAMANAKAKO.





Around 20 o'clock, we found the HOTARU at OSHINO!
Likely HEIKE_BOTARU species, smaller and darker than GENJI_BOTARU.

We all had fantastic time there together.