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February 27, 2005
Dipping...
I remember, a long time ago, a special night. It was a very clear night in August. We were hanging out next to a bonfire on this beautiful sand beach at a lake in Maine. We were young, having just a few beers, talking to some of the locals who we were very friendly with. The air smelled like pine with a occasional wood fire scent. ( Ok..the air smelled like smoke, with an occasional pine scent..) The sky looked unnatural for me...like being in a planetarium. Millions of stars. About twenty feet away was the lake. The crystal clear water, clean enough to drink, was like a mirror. It could not have been calmer, and you could see the stars reflected in it. With no waves, the only sounds came from the crackling fire, the frogs in the nearby bog (they hadn't learned "Bud" yet), and our own voices. The conversation got really cool... the wonders of the universe, the wonders of life... lots of personal beliefs being discussed and explored. After a while, we let the fire die down. We all lay down on the sand and stared up at the sky. We saw planets, constellations, lots of satellites, and a shooting star at least every two minutes. I was cuddled up with this special girl, thinking life does'nt get much better than this. Then the sky started to change. I thought it was my endorphins overloading. The sky started moving in glowing greens and blues, kinda pulsating like a giant phosphorescent jelly fish had made a dome over the sky. It was the first time I saw the arora borealis, the northern lights. It was one of the best nights of my life. I was right, life didn't get much better than that. I felt so alive. For some reason, I get this feeling a lot when I go to Maine. Maybe its because I'm usually on vacation, but it is a special place.I love the ocean. It is beautiful even here in NY. I can stare out over the ocean for hours, gazing at the horizon. The horizon is where the ocean meets the sky. And the night sky always reminds me of Maine.
...That and skinny dipping...
Posted by Ocean at February 27, 2005 02:25 PM