To answer your possible questions: No, I am not a pirate. I am not a sailor. I’m going to the lake! This girl is pretty much determined to go sometime soon. I want to be on a boat, hair whipping my face, smelling like SPF 50, and wearing big sunglasses. I’d waterski, swim, picnic and innertube! [...]
Archive for June 10th, 2008
Electric Sky
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dangerous, electric sky, lightning, night, sky, storms, summer, taterbug, window on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Only the streetlight was on. As I stared out my window at the storm, it seemed dim in contrast the the rest of the world. I had a small portion of the silk curtain pulled back, just to where I had a sample of the endless sky. Flashes shoot out of nowhere, illuminating the entire [...]
Whippoorwill Melodies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged childhood memories, dangerous, melodies, saddening, strawberrylime, taterbug, whiporwhil, whippoorwill on June 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Long ago, when the fireflies still lingered and the night sky sparkled, there was a song heard by few. It was the song of the whippoorwill, now just a fading memory. The memories of hearing a distant song while floating under the darkened sky are still in my mind. Not many know about the creature [...]
Beating the Heat
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged amphibian, amphibianette, beat the heat, dangerous, Diving, swim, taterbug on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The best way to beat heat is water. Swimming, diving, playing or drinking. My life is half in water. I might as well be called Amphibianette. Two hours of diving, two hours of swimming, one hour of shower. How long! It really adds up being in the water everyday of the week, too. Diving was [...]