2 June 2008 I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky…
(That’s the opening to the first poem I ever memorized, bribed for $15 by my Aunt and Uncle. I still remember most of it, too. Coincidentally (or not) they also took me sailing a lot when I was a kid.)
Sorry for the lack of posting around here. Today is the first day in about two weeks I have had neither a rush job to finish or a sick baby to care for. Hallelujah.
I have a lot to post, but for now just these two pictures of Genbo yesterday out on lake Biwa, the Taho-sized lake we can see from our house. It was his first time sailing, and although he was looking forward to it, he was kind of underwhelmed by the actual experience. We had a very full day before even getting on the boat at about 3PM, so he was pretty tired to begin with. Then, he wasn’t thrilled about the whole life-preserver thing. Finally, once he figured out there would be no jumping dolphins or breaching whales to accompany us, he was borderline sullen. He ended up falling asleep against me right where he’s sitting in these photos. I had to use one hand to hold on to him and one onto the boat, thinking the whole time how mad his mom would be at me if he fell in.
1 comment in “I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky…”
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Priceless….. especially #2.
(I guess his broken expectations is your payback for letting him see Deep Blue ;-)