Hummingbird Hideaway

Island Life

What It Takes

Living on a barrier island which has become somewhat of a not-so-well-kept-secret, I have the pleasure to meet a lot of different people. Most are vacationers from various areas of the U.S. just staying for a few days here on … Read More

Home

I have a confession to make to all who would listen. Lean in close so I do not have to say this very loudly. I have been guilty of not stopping often enough to be still and realize the incredible … Read More

The Heart of a Snook Brother

As time goes on, the idea of what it means to be a “Snook Brother” becomes clearer to me. While the initiative started with two guys sharing some fishing and coffee, it was really always meant to be symbolic of … Read More

Life is Returning

After catching nearly zero fish for several months, I began to wonder how and if the fishery here around the island would ever recover. One day it dawned on me that a proper response would be to begin praying that … Read More

Showing Off the Guns

Sometimes a man has to show off for his woman. You know, flex some muscles. Perform some fearless act. Do something dangerous to attract her attention. It usually comes along with phrases with predictable outcomes like “Hey honey, watch me … Read More

Make Your Own

Back in August we set out on the adventure of making our own lures, and nearly created a molten lead statue of Jason (see the blog post Molten Lead Is HOT). The goal was to make our own version of … Read More