
that makes me feel as if I’ve been here before. A place so familiar that you wonder why you even pause to look at it; but then you notice your heart has relaxed and settled into a new slower rhythm, so you begin to pay attention to the spot. I felt this familiar presence from the very first time my husband drove me to his lake 8 years ago, yet it was the first time I had ever been here. Driving under these trees is kind of magical, and the life you’ve driven away from suddenly fades from your memory. Still, this is not a place you want to possess; to see everyday and have it as part of your daily life. You want this to be elusive; an escape. At this point, we’re only a couple of minutes away from the lake.
For the kids, this spot is already tucked away in their childhood repertoire of memories. When we arrive, they do the same thing each time we pull up in the driveway. They jump out of the car, run to the dock, and are usually dripping wet within a few seconds, no matter what the temperature, or how loud I say, “Don’t get wet

That is gorgeous! It reminds me of a few scenes from Forrest Gump. Wow!
That’s exactly what I imagined the Little Colonel’s drive to be like – I find places that seem so familiar and they turn out to be from something I’ve read:)
“Don’t get wet”….sure, right mom! My kids are attracted to water like a magnet. It’s just good for them.
I LOVE roads like that!
Wow, it is wonderful. Maybe it’s part of our collective unconscious because I can really see it as a familiar, enchanting place 🙂
We have that same experience with the kids when we go on vacation…they’re in the water in seconds it seems. I’ve smartened up a little and dress them in clothes that I don’t mind them getting in the lake in.
What a wonderful place to spend so much of one’s childhood in!
that’s the best kind of spot
I FINALLY posted some pictures The May Queen took with her new camera today. Thanks! She is having a BALL with it! 🙂
I think we all hold a spot like that in our heart, just waiting.