Welcome back Dave. It's been a long time for us too. :) Craig Jungers Royal City, WA On 4/30/07, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote: > > It's been a while. > > Yesterday. > > A bright breeze out of the north. > > Gravelly, coarse, steep ramp. Weeds, tons 'o neoprene. > > Two newbies, cheerful and apprehensive. Chocolate galore. > > Freedom, grace, the lightness of gliding. Wind in the face. > > Fine pale new shoots in the mud. > > A lonely canoe, knocking back and forth. > > Elk tracks galumphing up the bank. Cattle lowing in the distance. > > Tame cinnamon teal. > > A Pygmy Arctic Tern, deck inlay and all; Carrie is new in town. > > Two good old boys in a twelve foot jon boat. Fifty buck special, motor > and > all. > > Strength low, some pain up high. Good. > > We'll do it again. > > > [Random thoughts on resuming paddling after an 11-month hiatus, induced by > a degenerative shoulder condition; old age is not for the timid ... or the > testosterone-afflicted. It's easy paddling from here on out.] > > -- > Dave Kruger > Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 30 2007 - 08:09:25 PDT
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