hmmm…..
Where I come from, fly fishing rules. The fresh water rivers and streams of the Ozarks in northern Arkansas are filled with brown trout hungry to gobble up the hand tied feathered flies that fishermen create. Making flies for fishing is an art and takes painstaking work and patience. Knots have to be tied just so to in order to maintain a hold on slippery lines and soaking wet water. It can take hours to choose just the right combination of feathers, hooks and line and then attach them so they have a natural look.
Feathers are at a premium. The fly fisher has to find just the right one, with just the right flexibility and color to attract and trick the fish into thinking it is the real thing. Like I said, it’s an art.
But feathers are popular for other things these days. Fashion forward thinking gals are attaching them to their hair. They are bonded or clipped to tresses and create a natural and decorative look. So while fisher folk have competed for years for the top spot on the river, they now have to compete for the feathers to finish their flies. Beauty salons have inundated the feather distributors with orders and a shortage now exists for hairdressers and fly fishers.
Decorative feathers for hair …. Brings new meaning to the phrase, “I’ll Fly Away”!
hmmm…..
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