Monday, February 25, 2013

making memories | boating + crabbing . . .






it's what my childhood memories of summer holidays are made of. in january, after the crop had been harvested, we'd escape the scorching summer heat of the wheatbelt. with a bunch of other farming families, we'd head en masse to the coast. often mornings were spent out on the estuary, in the boat pulling crab nets. bringing home a feed of blue mannas to cook up for lunch. 

on the other side of the same inlet, sam's family stayed in their holiday house on the river. catching and eating crabs was a big part of his childhood too. out and about in the very same yellow boat you see pictured here. 

then years later, in the early days of our relationship, sam and i would spend our weekends in that holiday house by the river. he'd take me out on the water to impress me with his 'boat boy' skills. we'd catch a feed of blue manna crabs. tootle upriver for a drink at the pub. then head home again, where he'd whip up a delicious meal (chilli crab was a favourite) to eat out on the deck under the stars. 

now here we are, a decade and a half later. out on the water. baiting nets with beef bones. dropping them over the side of the boat in a straight line. pulling in crabs. shaking them into buckets. untangling ropes and floats. dogs and kids underfoot. a bellyful of baby. fingers being nipped. a thermos of tea. a tin of fruitcake. creating a whole new set of memories of boating and crabbing with our own children. 

8 comments:

  1. How wonderful, making fabulous new memories from your own shared memories.

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  3. Wonderful photos! Those crabs look amazing. xo

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  4. Sounds like fun and looks idyllic, that little yellow boat! And wow your crabs are so different to those we get here in the UK.

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  5. what stunning photos and what beautiful memories, i can't stop looking at that photo with the yellow boat, it actually surprised me as scrolling down i had the feeling that the photo was nearly in black and white and then surprise. just beautiful.

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  6. Oh wow they do look like amazing memories. The pictures captivate so much warm and beauty. So so lovely..xxx

    http://mindfullygreen.blogspot.com.au

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  7. What a fabulous time. Those photos are amazing, not a soul to be seen much like it is here in Tassie and you are stunning Rachel, glowing even :-D
    Mel x

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