I believe it is necessary to recognize that Ralph, aka author R.E. Long and curator of Ralph's Fly Box, is a man blessed with enormous ability and talent, plus the motivation to use it. Just look what arrived in the mail for me recently.
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| Taking its place among the classics, at least in my heart. Click to enlarge. |
He said he was inspired by my profile photo on Blogspot/Google+. I caught this baby on first trip to the Missouri River in Montana in 2011. It was also my first ever trip in a drift boat.
I am not capable of producing such art, nor can I adequately express my gratitude. Instead, let me offer with sincerity some words I recently quoted on another blog with sarcasm:
What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world.Thank you, Ralph.
--Shakespeare, from Hamlet
That's really nice! Ralph is an extremely gifted man. He sent me a drawing also a while back. I think he sent it to remind me what a fish looks like
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Chris. You can't enjoy a good memory too much.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you both for the kind words.
What a great way to display a visual memory of a great time on the water. Ralph is a man of many talents, indeed!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful gift. To be an artist or not to be is not a question here.
ReplyDeleteVery cool!
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