Above: my cousin, her BF and their dog, Bailey. 
Above: Auntie at the community chicken bbq. 
Best view in the house. Among my top 5 smells, and this is no joke, is the smell of lake. When my mother was in her twenties, she and friend took a trip to find "the roundest lake" in New Hampshire. They found Bow Lake, and we've been coming here ever since. I grew up associating the smell of lake with vacation, family, summer heat, and comfort. I love the musty smell that comes off the lake with a breeze. The way it's smell mixes with fermented leaves in the fall. The smell of lake coddles me. I guess that's the best word I can think of to describe the feeling.... There is no safer or happier place in the world for my family than at this teeny, tiny, roundest lake in NH. Not a day goes by that I don't know how lucky I am to have a lake in my life.
Love these pics.....nice to see you my dear.
ReplyDeleteI'm always torn between the smell of lake and the smell of ocean. Ocean signals a vacation to me, while lake signals summer camp from my youth. Maybe that's why I associate the smell of bug spray and kool-aid with the smell of lake!
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