Saturday, May 14, 2011

Surprise Guests

Today I ventured out toward Porter's Island.  You know, just a walk on the rocks from Hunter's Point.  With northeast winds up to 20 mph, I knew the waves were rolling in big, but I decided to try my luck.  However, as I stood on the east edge of Hunter's Point, looking across for a ridge that wasn't getting mauled by incoming waves, I knew it was not my day.  Porter's Island was really an island.

Instead, I sat on the south side of the big rock that protrudes up from the tip of Hunter's Point.  There I would be warm and dry as I wrote.  Porter's Island was my subject for the day, and as I looked east past it, I noticed a friend who has come back for the summer: the Bell Buoy!  Oh, handsome bell buoy, how did I not hear your lovely dinging as I rode into town?  I apologized for my lack of perception, but rejoiced in his presence.  He will be with us until the fall.

As I was finishing up my thoughts for the page I was penning, a large and powerful wave found its way over my shield rock and right in my lap!  It soaked me!  I squealed and stood up to see if anymore were on their way.  Nope.  Just the one to remind me that Lake Superior always has a trick up her sleeve.  Oh, that blue little devil.

I found one of my favorite foliages growing today.  Fiddleheads!  If they weren't the fuzzy kind, I could have had myself a green little snack.  Everyday I notice more and more species budding or popping up from under the brown depths of the earth.  Spring doesn't just melt the snow, it melts my heart.

3 comments:

  1. I paddled my kayak around Porter's Island a few years ago and can still smell that sweet freshwater aroma in my memories. Thanks so much for sharing your very descriptive impressions!

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  2. Nice little vignette today Amanda. Spring is such a wonderful time of year, so fresh and full of promise. The buoy will keep you company as you watch the season unfold and ease into summer.

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  3. Tom and Michael,
    I'm so pleased you are getting out of my writings what I intended to put in them. I must thank you for your comments; they mean a lot, and they help keep me motivated! ~Amanda

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