Today was our first drive to Loon Lake in 2012. As we headed north…the wind picked up, the temperature dropped and the sky clouded over.
Our purpose was to burn paper lots of it. I had spent the last three days cleaning my office. And so I discarded notes, articles, and essays from my masters. Papers about writing, reading, listening, speaking, linguistics, pronunciation, cooperative learning and jigsaw groups…and much more…some nostalgia so I didn’t spend too much time looking again!
We also loaded our compost drum into the pickup and emptied it on the prairie. As opposed to lawns that are now greening up, the prairie is brown and fall looking. Prairies tend to sleep later in the spring and stay awake longer in the fall.
The creek (a drainage ditch flows into it) is high. We also checked the replacement for the bridge that was built last fall.
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rebuilding the bridge
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Many Canada geese complained about our presence…or maybe it was Sneakers!...but after awhile Sneakers just ignored them. They moved between the shore and the lake. The wind created white caps and the geese rode the waves.
We ate our lunch standing in the cabin…with our little cast iron stove putting out heat. With the wind it wasn’t prudent to burn outside. We both did some pruning and walked the lot. The wind blew water on the shore so I didn’t get too close.
My soul was fed.
