Creating a Fishing Rod.

Making a fishing rod is a craft that can be just as intricate as needlepoint, which by my understanding is an exceptable task for this journal.  This is something I did not do because of this project but just happen to fall in at the same time.  I have just recently begun this hobby as I am currently working on my second rod.  The Orange rod in the picture is my first.  The white rod is the second, as you can see a little more intricate. The white rod is still a work in progress.   There are many different types of wraps that can be performed on these rod for function as well as decroration.  The wraps are done in thin thread wrapped neatly and tightly around the rod.  Can it qualify for this?  Needlepoint can and this craft has been around just about the same time, sure it may have evolved over the years but what hasn't?

Creating a Fishing Rod.

The traditionan of crafting a fishing rod has been around for years.  Each eye on the fishing rod is help on with thin thread wrapped tightly and neatly on the rod blank.  The orange rod pictured is the first one I have ever attempted.  The white rod is the second and is still being worked on.  There are many different wraps that I am in the progress on learning.  Is it historical?  I cant say it is any less historical than needle point so I am going to justifie it.

Family Tree

http://www.myheritage.com/site-142385791/haser-boyle-family-tree

Ok here it is my family tree.  My Family Tree contains 111 people on it.  I originally choose this one because I thought it would be easy.  This is the part of the assinment I spent probally the most time on.  I got caught up on research and lost track of time doing so trying to sort out who is who.  I can not do anymore of it with out trying to print it for a visual.

San Jacinto Monument

San Jacinto Monument is the tallest monument in the U.S.  It is even taller than the Washinton Monument.  This trubute is in honor of all who fought for freedom for Texas especially The Battle of San Jacinto.

Battleship Texas

Battleship Texas was one of a kind!!  Being on one of these vessels a person could imagine what life of a young man fighting for his freedom was like as my father does in the picture pretending to shoot down aircraft.  Seeing the indivdual living quarters of these historical vessels you relize they were on the see by themselves being self sufficent.  This particular ship had a parlor were the soldiers could buy an ice cream cone because this ship made ice cream on board!!  This was only one of the many task they had to do while defending thiers coutry.  They were thier own laundry mat, butcher shop, kitchen, sleeping quarters, doctors, they even had an operating room.

Attend a reenactment

This is the battle of San Jacinto reenactment.  This battle was one of the final battles to Texas History against the Mexican Army.  Only 6 Texans fell in this battle and half the Mexican Army approximentally 600 were captured, wounded, or killed in the fight for freedom.  The reenactment was kinda cool on this hot day of April but nobody died, the best kind of war!!