I recently puchased a pretty cup at a garage sale, which has a picture on it of a seashore, with waving grasses and tiny seashells. I love it because it reminds me of the many occasions my husband and I would pay our yearly visit to Madeline Island. It is such a special place for me to be where the sky and the great waters of Lake Superior melt into one.
Bill and Mary Ellen, now since departed, had a wonderful, simple cottage, built with loving labors , which was one of the most hospitable places I have visited. Friends and family were always welcome .
What I most recall about our mini vacation there are the fresh breezes blowing off the lake, across the sea of waving grasses and wild flowers like daisies, and blue flag iris. The air was sweet and beckoned me to the lakeshore where I loved to wander barefoot in the sand, gathering some of the tiny white rocks for my art projects. Sea gulls hovered and screeched over the waters adding to the picture. It offered solitude and peace and touched my spirit evoking a oneness with the universe. Like a star in the great heavens, we are but a speck in the field of time.
Mary Ellen was a fantastic cook and in the evening we would share her fine cuisine on the screened porch while listening to the lulling sound of the waves on the beach and the call of the seagulls. Friends and family sharing fine food, wine and conversation created a warm bond that united all of us, even though time has changed our lives, as it will.
On cool evenings, Bill would build a small fire in the black stove which shared it's warmth rapidly. In the evening sky, stars twinkled, as one by one, they covered the heavens making it like a starry canopy over the moonlit waters. It was the perfect ending to a dreamers day.
Perhaps we should all be a bit of a dreamer and relish those precious memories that nurture our spirit and return us again, if only in our thoughts, to the joys we have known. Each of us can touch the lives of others by kindness and sharing of our talents or gifts. It is those things which will be remembered long after we are gone.
Dream on, dear friend, sow and gather the memorable seeds of your life's journey and scatter them to share with others.
