lake learnin'

morning walk view of the house
from across the lake

sitting on the dock Saturday evening,

all day Sunday

all day Monday

"swimming" close to the dock 

but not until Sunday and Monday

everyday there has been much more 

sitting on the dock

chatting with whoever isn't swimming,

cheering them on 

as they kayak

as they paddleboard

as they swim across the lake

families taking turn with the rowboat

even the 7 year olds kayaking or paddle boarding 

Tuesday was a day of change

I kayaked for the first time

with Selah nearby in her kayak-

in disbelief it was my very first time

telling me how good I am doing 

I learned something new tonight

the only way to adequately explain it is to have reader participation 

take your arms and reach behind your back

reach as high as your thumb pointed up, like you are hitchhiking

that part of your back that you can reach-

there are muscles there I didn't know I had

they are introducing themselves to me as I type

I also got an ab workout I wasn't aware I'd get

but, man oh man, how good it feels to have done something new