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One never knows, whence one
sows, what seeds might spring
forth. . . .
Once upon a time, on a sunny
and beautiful fall day, four people
set off together on a family outing.
At the appointed destination, they
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joined others - relatives and ac
quaintances - with whom they
would share this afternoon.
Leaves, red and gold and
brown, quivered and shimmered
and fluttered lazily to' the wood
land floor beneath. Birds whistled
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and chirped and swooped through
the multitude of branches. And
diamond-like sparkles shimmered
on the surface of a wide stream,
ripples marking the stony bottom
and small ledges over which the
waters tumbled on toward a great
er river.
Into these gentle, whispering
waters went a convoy of small
vessels, guided by quiet paddles
angling the graceful canoes into
the stream’s quiet flow. Then, the
soft loveliness of the gentle after
noon was shattered by piercing
shrieks.
“Nooo! Let met out! I don’t
wanna’ do this!”
Seasonal shallowness of the
stream left our fiberglass, keel
bottomed canoe and its four occu
pants occasionally scraping bot
tom. Reluctant over this initial
float, our offspring had responded
to the scraping of the keel against
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a, shallow ledge in fearful - and
loud - protest.
Not wanting to frighten them
away from this new venture of
family togetherness, we set them
back creekside with Aunt Linda
until we had cleared the six-inch
mini-waterfalls. But at ages seven
and four, even tiny riffles in a
creek 18 inches deep must have
appeared terrifying - especially
when you were dead certain you
didn’t want to be there in the first
place.
It was the first of sporadic can
oe runs we would make in the en
suing years. There was a recurring
worry in that time that bundling
them in lifejackets and shoving off
from the shores of area waterways
might have some adverse effect on
their future love of water. Safety,
though, was always uppermost in
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our planning and consideration,
Once upon a time, three people
set off on a family outing. The fall
afternoon was warm and sunny
and golden, rich in woodland col
ors of red and yellows and
browns. Birds whistled and sang
and flitted through the hills of
hardwoods. And the bright sun re
flected a million sparkling dia
monds from the face of the waters.
Into the flow went a few small
vessels, nudging out into a strong
current, and angling downstream
toward the muffled roar of chop
py, white-edged waves. Taking
the lead, seeking out the bounciest
waves and dropping leges was a
battered, second-hand kayak.
From within the protective helmet
peered a face, older, leaner, but re
sembling that of a once-reluctant
four-year-old.
Encouraged further by Aunt
Linda and Uncle Dave, under
whose reassuring wing he once
took refuge on a creek bank, he
now practices paddling technique
in the second-hand kayak which
he has added to our former two
canoe family armada.
It is the enthusiastic kayaker
who paddles the lead. Out ahead,
he scouts whitewater and passages
over ledges, spots shallows and
boat-biting rocks. Though milking
chores limit time and distance,
float trips have added memorable
moments to our family together
ness.
We’ve glided through quiet,
backwater hiding holes spying on
giant granddaddy carp. Once near
ly-extinct ospreys have swooped
over our heads, plunged headlong
into the river, and emerged clutch
ing fish in curled talons. Climbing
skyward with their catch, ospreys
shake water from their feathers in
i motion reminiscent of a wet dog.
And, Sunday afternoon, we
watched fascinated as a deer
swam the slightly-swollen cur
rents between islands on the Sus
quehanna, seeking refuge from
some unknown disruption to its
life.
It is the teen-age kayaker who
now usually initiates these trips,
seeking out opportunities for
spending Sunday afternoons with
two somewhat older and grayer
paddling parents.
Sort of a parental fairy tale,
come true, we figure.
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