Sitting here at my table/desk I thought I heard someone in the yard and walked out to my little dock to see if anyone was about. The moon, though past full, is shining brightly, so I didn't need a flashlight to get down the tricky bit of the path. Moonshine is catching each ripple in the water like a gentle strobe pulse. There was no one out there, so I don't know what I heard, but I'm grateful for it, because it drew me outside, to stand for awhile in the wonder. Baby waves lap the shore. The boats rock on their tethers. I had to fight the impulse (and why? I don't know) to get in the dinghy and just ride...maybe I didn't want to make that much noise....breaking the natural sounds around me, those wavelets, a dog barking far off and away, a time challenged rooster, a loose line banging a mast...the sounds in my nights.
Culebra. I'm so glad I found you.
:)) i get it.
ReplyDeleteGood and glad
ReplyDeleteI can grasp two dimensions of it. I get my taste when providence allows - I wonder what it's like to luxuriate in it.
ReplyDeleteIt might be fun to keep your eye peeled for a used small trolling motor for silent cruising at night...
I've had one of those Doug...but the whole deal of the battery / dinghy / charging thing is not so simple. Beside my inherent laziness to drag it all around. I love the idea of it though! When they make one that runs on triple AAA's, I might look again.
ReplyDeleteYup, it's a bad back waiting to happen. I'm thinking a clever solution, such as a lightweight charger, may exist; I'll ask questions when I get up to the river this spring.
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