Some places just make me smile. This is one of them. This lake has no name, as far as anyone can remember. I call it Ben’s lake. Ben is, by marriage, my husband’s uncle. Although he is in his eighties, Ben still has a wicked sense of humour and a mischievous twinkle in his eyes. But I am straying from my subject …
The lake is a favourite haunt of mine whenever we visit the small town of Canton where my husband grew up. It is situated right down the hill from the house were my in-laws still live. So I often walk down there, cherishing the silence and the solitude. In summer I am accompanied but a host of insects and other little creatures (I prefer not to think of the snakes that might be lurking in the grass).
This time it was colder and my only companions were my thoughts. It is the perfect place to do some soul-searching or to just while away the time. Here, the memories of summer BBQs and carefree days seem to linger in the air. This place is timeless. I can sit on the swing and pretend I am twelve years old again. Or even younger than that. The possibilities are endless. Yes, the perfect location to build my castles in the air … to sleep, perchance to dream* …
* Quote from Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet, Prince of Denmark’.
Photographed in
Canton (MO), December 2011
What a peaceful place... beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful place, lovely photos, thanks Loree for sharing with us : )
ReplyDeletethe water looks so calm. i would be in such a dreamy state if i were there too.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so beautiful and serene... xoxo, B
ReplyDeleteVery still and quiet looking!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a peaceful place! Great snapshots.
ReplyDeleteSue.
that looks like missouri alright......and the shot of the swings reminds me of one i played on in my childhood.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so serene, how lovely.
ReplyDeleteI grew up next to a lake like that, in Illinois. (And I, too, have an uncle named Ben!)
ReplyDeleteThat was supposed to be an exclamation point after the name Ben :)
ReplyDeleteI think that this font is a bit weird that's why it doesn't look like an exclamation mark - I need to change it.
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