Today at the
lake, a storm seems to brew and a granddaughter sleeps away the morning. I am up early and just taking it all in.
A couple times
a year I like to bring the oldest granddaughter home to the lake for her own
special “Camp GiGi”…a few days that it is just her. She is so wonderfully patient with the
younger siblings and cousins during our regular family days, this is a treat
for her to be the only one who gets to decide, who doesn’t have to wait on the
smaller ones, who isn’t mediating disagreements between little boys…this is her
“me” time.
She’s also a
huge help as we get ready for the 4th of July celebration. Yesterday I was thinking about last year and
the big flag we hung up over the plywood that covered our recently removed
window, as we prepared for renovation.
Thinking about our old deck, which was torn off on July 6. Thinking about moving Harry, the walking
stick plant, that suffers silently in the wooded area behind the shed now,
wondering if he will still recover from the shock of being moved in July. A year has brought a lot of changes to our
house, and we aren’t 100%, yet.
A temporary
railing, a bunch of dirt, a change in the deck plan…we may never get done! It
gives us something to talk about, however.
This week, we talked all around the “rest of the deck” as we decided to
add a lower level, to accommodate the fire pit perhaps, or maybe the
grill. If we were younger, we would indeed be
discussing a hot tub, but, it’s just not “us” at this stage of life. We would rather take a slow cruise on the
pontoon, listen to the hum of the motor…enjoy a peaceful evening on the
water. The amazing thing about life on
the water is you go out in the boat and look at the same thing over and over,
and it never gets old.
I mean, maybe
it does get old at some point but it’s got to be only after years and years and
years. I think even small ponds could
draw you in every day, in the same way that a view of the ocean can. A little bench by a small pond, maybe a
little pier to sit on, fish or not…have you ever sat in one spot on a big
beach, watched waves roll in? It never gets tired. You might get tired, as it lulls you in to
peace – a nap is always a good thing.
The same is true with cruising the lake, watching the water lap up on
the sides of the pontoon, looking at the wake behind you, watching over the
front as you pass over rocks and plants and sand...mesmerizing. And you can
take that cruise every night and it is always the same and never the same.
Welcome to lake living. Glad you are here.
Oh, and hey, here's a link to my Lake Living facebook page if you haven't already, think about it!
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