A Facebook friend from high school recently posted a picture of a box of fishing flies that looked more like the real thing, the flies I mean, than the real thing. Really. I was interested in this because my husband is a fly-tyer and recently he’s been producing some real beauties.
My husband is a man of many talents, a jack-of-all trades. He’s a retired surveyor and worked on the San Francisco and the San Jose International Airports before he retired. He’s always been interested in gemology and has an eye for unique stones, having cut and polished many over the years. There’s very few wrist watches and antique clocks he hasn’t been able to repair and the older cars were made to be tinkered with, as he puts it. So when I casually mentioned wanting a pair of black and orange earrings to wear to the SF Giants games he sprung into action and one week later presented me with my very own handmade dangles.
SF Giants Feather Dangles
It took him one week to make them because they were made of Maribou turkey feathers that had to be special ordered. These are the same feathers he uses to make rather exotic flys to catch rather exotic fish, or not, depending on the situation. He also uses pheasant, duck, hackle, goose, and peacock feathers to design his favorite flys. But my favorite are the Maribou.
For avid baseball fans who like to show up in team colors they can be made in any color, for any team, and for any sport. If you’re not inclined to make your own, take a look at his Etsy website and see if there’s something you might like.
This didn’t start out to be an advertisement, but so be it. Really, what’s the worst that can happen? If you loose faith in your team, simply remove the silver, add a hook, and go fishing.
I mean it’s always fishing season somewhere and, for sure, we’re right in the middle of spring training. Baseball season’s on the horizon, spring beckons and life is good. Don’t you just love it?
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