Posted on July 11, For those who get my Lightfoot reference, you win the prize. Which is simply taking a moment to think about summer breezes, crystal clear waters and scented winds. If you enjoy it, let me know β as David has other work I may be able to share with you. Our Paddle Canada course takes you to the next level of paddling skill and knowledge in a fun, challenging two days. I have a picture of him propped in a sea kayak, a little bald lump, age three weeks.
A projection screen for all my hopes and dreams. At about age four, Benn started bringing friends along with him. How many times have I explained to parents that life on the Bay is safe and deeply simple? Thank God for trusting parents. And every morning they would be bigger. All of them had just turned 14 and graduated from Grade 8. Still boys, but barely so. This summer, something was ineffably different: new unseen forces moved inside them, shaping them in their sleep.
Think back to 14, the breathtaking panorama that for the first time came into crisp focus. The larger world beyond your parents. It is one of the great and glorious moments of this life. How were they different?
They were still boys at heart, clinging to the old rituals and codes of behaviour. They carved and customized sticks for mock combat. They got up on water skis and practised casual poses. They lolled around with the dog. Kraft dinner was, as usual, the only lunch. They still played Monopoly, perhaps with a more ruthless edge. Big bonfires and night swims beneath the canopy of stars still thrilled them.
Funny party games after dinner still made them laugh. Their eyes still shone at ghost stories around the fire.
