Just returned from my father-in-law’s service in Oregon. Whew, glad that’s over. Maybe it’s just a mental thing, but it seems like we are free to move on. I won’t lie, the whole experience over the last few months has taken a toll. I’m worn out, a little depressed and don’t really feel like doing much.
However, I know from experience that when you feel that way getting out and doing something is exactly what you need. For me water, especially moving water, has a soothing, cleansing effect. The line, “I am haunted by waters,” from “A River Runs Through It” really resonates with me. I am haunted by waters.
I honestly can’t walk by the irrigation canal down the road (officially Desert Creek, but several miles downstream of the fishable section) without peering in and feeling the urge. So, I am going fishing. I’m not sure where, but I need to feel a living thing tugging at my line. I need to feel the cool waters on my legs and hear the gurgling riffles or the sound of a trout rising. It’s time to move on.
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