{"id":206,"date":"2019-05-16T01:18:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T01:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/?p=206"},"modified":"2019-05-16T01:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T01:18:12","slug":"let-them-have-dominion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/?p=206","title":{"rendered":"Let them have Dominion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" data-attachment-id=\"208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/?attachment_id=208\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dad-fishing1.jpg?fit=1800%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KODAK DX3600 DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1025807200&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dad-fishing1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Norman Carlson fly fishing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dad-fishing1.jpg?fit=840%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dad-fishing1.jpg?resize=840%2C560\" alt=\"Norm Carlson fly fishing\" class=\"wp-image-208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dad-fishing1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dad-fishing1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dad-fishing1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dad-fishing1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dad-fishing1.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dad-fishing1.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Norman Carlson fly fishing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My father was a trout fisherman. An avid fly fisherman. A great fly fisherman. He fished with the same two flies every time: a Royal Coachman Bucktail as the leader fly, and a Gray Hackle as a dropper. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" data-attachment-id=\"211\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/?attachment_id=211\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/royal_coachman_bucktail.jpg?fit=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,398\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"royal_coachman_bucktail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Royal Coachman Bucktail&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/royal_coachman_bucktail.jpg?fit=600%2C398&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/royal_coachman_bucktail.jpg?resize=600%2C398\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"211\" data-link=\"http:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/royal_coachman_bucktail\/\" class=\"wp-image-211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/royal_coachman_bucktail.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/royal_coachman_bucktail.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Royal Coachman Bucktail<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/?attachment_id=212\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GrayHacklePeacock__71445.1374507584.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GrayHacklePeacock__71445.1374507584\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gray Hackle Peacock&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GrayHacklePeacock__71445.1374507584.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GrayHacklePeacock__71445.1374507584.jpg?resize=800%2C600\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"212\" data-link=\"http:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/grayhacklepeacock__71445-1374507584\/\" class=\"wp-image-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GrayHacklePeacock__71445.1374507584.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GrayHacklePeacock__71445.1374507584.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GrayHacklePeacock__71445.1374507584.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Gray Hackle Peacock<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"383\" data-attachment-id=\"214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/?attachment_id=214\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Two-Fly-Setup-Tag-End-Diagram.png?fit=593%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"593,383\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Two-Fly-Setup-Tag-End-Diagram\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two-Fly Setup&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Two-Fly-Setup-Tag-End-Diagram.png?fit=593%2C383&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Two-Fly-Setup-Tag-End-Diagram.png?resize=593%2C383\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"214\" data-link=\"http:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/two-fly-setup-tag-end-diagram\/\" class=\"wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Two-Fly-Setup-Tag-End-Diagram.png?w=593&amp;ssl=1 593w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dormitionpress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Two-Fly-Setup-Tag-End-Diagram.png?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 85vw, 593px\" \/><figcaption>Two-Fly Setup<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He caught fish everywhere. We would be up in the mountains and we would come across someone who would have abandoned a fishing hole, stating: \u201cThere are no fish in there.\u201d My dad would promptly catch several fish there, causing consternation when the fisherman walked back through the area. I once asked him how he caught so many fish. He told me that it was because we (humans) were given dominion over the earth. I didn\u2019t understand. I still don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, I recently noticed that when I go sit on\nmy patio, I don\u2019t always hear a lot of birds. But after I begin listening for\nthem, the birds start chirping. Loudly. So loudly they drowned out the city\nnoise. Which is odd, because this happens both during the day and during the\ndusk. Even as the night descends, as long as I am focusing on the birds, they\nsing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be honest, I don\u2019t know what this means. This didn\u2019t happen for me before I became Orthodox. On the other hand, my father was a dyed-in-the-wool fundamentalist, yet he seemed to be able to affect the natural order in a way I could not. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My father was a trout fisherman. An avid fly fisherman. A great fly fisherman. He fished with the same two flies every time: a Royal Coachman Bucktail as the leader fly, and a Gray Hackle as a dropper. &nbsp; He caught fish everywhere. We would be up in the mountains and we would come across &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/?p=206\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Let them have Dominion&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-normal-carlson"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9z6JP-3k","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=206"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215,"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206\/revisions\/215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dormitionpress.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}