Evening and morning

We are at Shining Falls Lodge, at long last. And, now it feels as though we've never been away. My computer's back in its usual spot at the table our usual table in the dining room. While much is the same, there are also differences. The walkway to the floating portion of the dock is slightly under water, a first in our experience and last evening's rain here and to the east isn't going to improve that situation. Also, the 9.9HP (two-stroke)Mercury motors, well-used for three long summers have given way to 15HP (four-stroke) Yamaha motors, which I discovered last evening before the rain that they are quieter and easier to start.

The two photos below show the same view from the deck of our cabin, one taken last night at 8:30 or so as we awaited the rain and the second taken this morning at 5:30. In the last issue of The Ridge Runner I wrote about taking the long look, the long walk. This is a scene of which I do not tire and my gaze could never be too long.