dziga's blog post - Back from vacation...

and it was wonderful. Sorry, no pics to post of it. Once upon a time I did a lot of video recording and pictures before those things were quite so simple and cheap...and spent a lot of time on it. Then the decision came, spend time just looking at the world instead of recording it. So that's what I tend to do now. Maybe I'll get to a simple balance one day.

But a wonderful family vacation. Parents, sister, nephew and My Love. Up at the extended family cottage in Michigan, on a small lake about a mile from Lake Michigan. So beautiful.

The cottage was built by my great grandfather and grandfather in the late 1920's. I can't imagine. It isn't too hard to realize that before the age of instant entertainment everywhere and things to do things for us all the time, people were more industrious and versed in common skills than we (or at least I) am today.

Interesting to view the power of sentiment. Just the memories with Granpa and Granny there...wonderful people. I have truly been blessed with a wonderful family, full of good will for all. But then looking at how I do think of the "good old days" when there. There are probably triple the number of piers and boats on the lake that there used to be when I was young...and such a greater percentage of them being power boats. The stillness of the early morning and late night sitting by the lake when the noisy ones have retired is such a precious thing to me. Those moments when we are truly away from the continual sounds of modern society and hear the songs of nature. So perfectly beautiful and relaxing.

Sometimes, when I look at the difference in lifestyles from the 1900's to now the fact that medicating (both through physicians and self medicating) is so prevalent is not surprising to me. The rewards of a simple, quiet life are easy to forget.

Anyways, the awareness that there are only so many vacations like this available with my parents has clearly become a larger part of my consciousness. From long living if not exactly hearty people, but age is age. Really had some interesting reflections on generations and "the changing of the guard" at times up there, but nothing to concrete yet.

And trying to get each other off with just curtains between the rooms on swinging beds without others being aware...that's a lot of fun...

Anyways, hope all have been having fun and spreading love!