My
wonderful loyal companions, Cody, Bruno, Maddie and Morgan, all sleeping most
of the day.
It’s been quiet and grey, the lake mostly still and mighty chocolate. Last night we had 2+ hours of heavy downpour with thunder, lightening and strong winds. The pups were not happy, especially Maddie, she doesn't like any kind of loud noises.
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| Cody - The Senior Dog - he is 15 years old |
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| Bruno, very camera shy |
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| Maddie with her toys |
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| Morgan ready for her dinner |
I recalled today that this
same lake was my host and companion when I worked on my MFA Thesis. I came to
Lake Oconee for 5 days in January of 2006 to work on the outline and review the drafts of a collection
of poems, THE HOUSE OF SATURDAYS, part of my thesis work for the Creative
Writing MFA program I completed at Queens University in Charlotte, NC.
I remember the days were
long, quiet and I was so happy to be here.
It was a different house, also at the water’s edge, owned by Lew and Maggie
Bellville. My Thesis advisor recommended
that I surround myself with objects and/or pictures that would support the
creative endeavor. I had a black and white photograph of my Grandma Arosemena,
blown up the size of blueprints and had it taped to the wall right next to the
table where I worked everyday. That same
photo, in an 8 X 10 size is taped to the door of the room where my PC is at
home. Grandma Chichi is always close by.
I remember writing a poem
about being at the lake. It was written on a PC prior to my iMac, so I don’t
have it saved on my hard drive. I wish I
did, I would post it today. I remember
the first line…
The lake wakes chocolate, a penchant for
solitude fills the day...
I wish I could remember my
poems, I've wished many times that they were all in a repository in my brain that I could
recall on queue, it’s not the case. I'm good with dates, I can recall most dates for all major and significant
Tomorrow the forecast is for sun and low 70*s - the personality of the day, I'm sure markedly different from today. And it's Saturday, I'm sure we will have some boat traffic out on the water.
Will see !
