Crane
Crane allows me to get a rare close up. Usually when we paddle down rare visited spots, we are greeted with a startling cry from a crane roused from their peaceful undisturbed spot.
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Wednesday, Roger and I found a new boat landing. Had to park the car beside the road and carry our boats in. We paddled into Dove Cove. The water was only several feet and we could see the bottom. There were carp the length of my elbow to my arm moving around in schools. There were several turtles. You can see plumes of dust rise from the bottom as fish were startled by our presence. Once we moved into the main channel we headed up river against the wind and current. We traveled several miles and found a branch off of the water. The passage was narrow, the length of our boats and you could not turn in a circle but had to do like three point turns. Over hanging branches cast rays of light on the water that were refracted into more rays that illuminated the bottom in patches. Yellow and purple flowers, with the occassional red flower dotted the banks. You can see the schools of fish. The crickets are loud. We paddled north but stopped maybe a mile or so from the Latte Planation ar...
Aug. 27...Aug 25th New River, Va/Nc. SouthFork
Had a meeting about doing a demo at Matthews, N.C. in several days. And a "live" event there this coming weekend I think?.... Mom had kind of a rough day with pain. Sees doctors on Monday. Raven is wild as ever, leaping, dashing, chewing, yelping, charging.... signs of a happy-hyper pup. Today I got one of those laser lights and shine the dot on the floor and cry, "Squirrel!" and Raven darts toward it and chases it around the room. Cleaning lady was here today and I'm trying to keep everything the way she left it.. but kind of hard with huricane raven alias transmanian devil.... Today we went to Lake Norman, launching off at a T... park there. We paddled several miles, more like me paddling five times as much as Roger doing these easy graceful strokes. Stopped at the bar/restuarant there, then dashed for the home stretch. The landing was far from the parkinglot and we had to lug the boats a little ways. The water was very warm and still except for the wave...
A special thanks for the wonderful evening we had at Smooth's in Columbia, South Carolina. Dee Dee is preparing to cut a cake with a "Welcome Stefan Duncan". Fredrick, bravo on your new place. I feel alot of spirit is going to be raised in this place. The stage is going to be the launching point of great creativity from music, to art, to poetry, and whatever else you can come up with. Kristen and I had a great time. I decided to bring out a large black canvas and begun a purple tree floating on clouds. First time I did a painting like that. Inspired by Layla.
Life Continues Onward
Alot has happened since 2008. Live alone in an apartment in Charlotte. Haggis, my beloved companion, an 11 year old labador retriever, was put to sleep last week. Now, Raven, an seven week old female lab, has taken up Haggis's mantle. I am painting daily. Kristen, my manager, is getting me steered on course.