The snow machines finally went screaming to bed, so I walked in their jagged tracks to the middle of the lake. It's an odd feeling to stand on the same spot I was floating above only a few months and a lifetime earlier, and try not to think about the bottom 150 feet down.
I felt the fish just under my feet, wondering if they could ever catch me, but not throw me back up on the ice. I'd feed a hundred trout for the whole winter. A fine way to go I think, before heading back to the shore. It's very warm tonight and snowing hard. God I hate leaving this place...
Im driving to Edmonton shortly, then more airplanes. I used to love flying. Now it's just a blur of bad food and sore ears.
I'll be in the air for new years and passage into my 6th decade. I hope you all find peace and joy, and greater love in 2020. I'll settle for my four silly hens who cackle and squeal with joy whenever I return. My silly birds.
Today I declined the offer for this place. No hurry to sell it.
Its good to return to place you always will remember as home. I would not sell it ether ,,,,, especially since you do not need to.
Wishing you a safe journey,,,, and looking forward to next time you get to an internet location. Happy New Year, and Happy B-Day,,,,,,, whenever it does arrive. Bye Friend,,, or more appropriately. Hasta la vista amigo