Re: plant ID/ hobbies on the decline

Is there more to fishing besides sitting and waiting????  (David, not  
talking about fly fishing which does seem to have activity)   Fishing  is one of 
Dh's favorites...ugh!!  I've tried and tried, since we do most  things 
together.....but I just can't get into this at all.  It's not even  that I'm such a mush 
heart and feel sorry for the fish (which I do),  since  DH catches and 
releases anyway.....but it's just so SLOWWWWWW.
I can deal with bait, casting out, etc. etc. but the  wait....ugh!   My mind 
wanders, I start seeing a shell, or a plant or  rock I'd like to look at, next 
thing I know, I've wandered off and totally  forgotten about the fish.  
Perhaps I just don't get it...or I'm truly too  hyper for that particular hobby. 
Who knows.
 
I really think (other than fishing) that the decline in participation,  
membership, etc. is the competition for time.  Even for those that do not  work, 
there is so much that one can do, has to do, wants to do, that it is  impossible 
to do it all....despite the desire.
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast
 
 
In a message dated 2/14/2006 6:35:43 PM Central Standard Time,  
gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

Saw an  article in the paper the other day that says the number of people who
fish  as a hobby is way down. Kids don't go fishing with dad or grandpa  (a
stereotype, but there you are)because they think it's just sitting  around
waiting for something to happen. 
Maybe the same might be true  for gardening. Too much competition for their
time.

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