wink of an eye
Published February 5, 2009 | 
You got to live, / You got to love,
You got to be somebody, / You got to shove,
But it’s hard, / It’s really hard,
Some times I feel like going down
– lennon
Today’s picture is a self-portrait I took less than an hour after crashing on a volcanic rock shelf, just days after cracking a rib. It was raining on and off, everything I owned was wet, my 3 piece kayak’s latches were bent. I wasn’t missing any place I had left or looking forward to anywhere I was going. I didn’t crave to talk to anyone or to be heard. I just was. There, on the beach feeling cold, in pain and very isolated. Before I went and tried to get the wet sand swept out of my tent, I walked down the rough beach and tried to record the moment. Lastly I held up the camera, pointed it my direction and snapped off a couple shots. Of course, those moments pass in the wink of an eye. . usually.
Some days you stand on a beach and think, “This is the best moment of my life!”
Some days you stand on a beach and think, “What the Fu*k am I doing here?”
I hadn’t looked at these pictures in awhile but today I had cause. I will be presenting on my 2007 tropical jaunt trip in Chicago, IL., for the Geneva Kayaks customer appreciation bash on Saturday, March 7th. The following week Canoecopia will be rockin away in Madison, WI. Spring is on the way. . . really.
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3 Responses to wink of an eye
The pic says it all.
Oh well ,good thing life goes on,better times ahead.
“You go to move
You got to go
You go to be somebody
You got to roll
You got to stop
You got to change
You got to make a little money
And be a little strange”
Cold Chisel “One Long Day”