I didn’t think I could understand why people would want to own a cabin. I always thought it was all I could cope with to try to keep one property going.
Now that we’re here at a friend’s cabin on an island in the middle of a lake, I can understand the attraction even though maintaining one property is plenty for me. When I was younger it was exciting to take off for three weeks or a month in a canoe or on a bicycle to get away from the regular routine. Those pursuits are not nearly as attractive as they used to be. I very much appreciate a roof over my head a fridge to keep food cold and ice to make cold drinks even colder on a hot day. I appreciate being able to hang out in the shade if I want to and the opportunity to go and cut a limb off a tree that has fallen in order to get wood to carve. There are chores and projects to do and we can undertake as much or as little as we want to at our own pace.
This morning I lay in bed and listened to the colony of grackles that inhabit the north end of the island. Yesterday I saw a killdeer in the shallows and mergansers sitting on a rock. I heard loons although I haven’t seen any that are close enough to photograph. Later I’ll get out my camera and go and sit by the shore so I can practice up on using the zoom lens and the teleconverter to photograph birds. At the moment I’m happily on my second cup of tea and I haven’t yet decided what my next move will be. At home there are so many distractions, things that I should be doing. Here the primary goal is to do whatever I feel like doing without guilt. Time on this island is a gift as is the friend who generously shares his space with us. Many thanks John!
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My grandson told me recently that he knew that I was “not a camping sort of person” as someone in our extended family had told him that. It hurt a little at first and then I told him some stories of my days in a canoe and building fires and cooking up freshly caught fish!
I explained that my bones don’t really allow me to do the kind of anymore and that a cottage by the lake was where I was most comfortable these days. I told him that I was looking forward to hearing about his adventures into the natural world.
I don't think i'm the camping kind of person anymore either. Nice to have company in that department.
I am definitely not the camping sort of person. Been there, done that. A cottage on an island, however, sounds perfect. Enjoy your time there, Marian.
"At home there are so many distractions, things that I should be doing. Here the primary goal is to do whatever I feel like doing without guilt." Glad the island has given you the gift of time and freedom from distraction. Janeen
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