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winding rivers words and images courtesy Lydia Dobbins, The Woodsman Company
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SUMMER VACATION HAS BEGUN. Days filled with
me, my sister, and a couple of friends five miles upriver in the
air conditioning, ice cream cones, and frequent visits to the
morning and choosing a time and take-out point for later in the
local swimming hole bring moments of relief, and as such, the
day. We spent the day floating and swimming, exploring the
urge to escape those sultry days becomes the quest of every
winding river, and tasting freedom for the first time. Freedom
man, woman, child, and animal who lives in the South.
from chores, or demands on our time, just hanging with friends and enjoying the sun.
As a child, some of my most memorable times were lazy days of floating down the river in an inner tube with a sack lunch
Rivers, for me, have always held a particular spot in my heart.
and water bottle trailing behind. I remember my mother driving
I find solace in rivers, whether floating, fishing, or swimming.
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