Door County, Wisconsin
August 9, 2012 § 12 Comments
I am drawn by the water. It stretches far away and it is fresh.
Suddenly having a boat seems the most desirable thing in the world. I imagine living on one. I imagine loving it. I remember the book A Severe Mercy and the boat The Gray Goose, and consider what a wonderful thing it sounds, a life of sailing everywhere and reading out in the open water and knowing the wind and many shorelines.
On the Door County peninsula, between the little towns full of quaint shops and local artists, we find the beaches. This is where we most want to be.
It’s about the blues of the sky, the pale sand, the smooth gray stones, the green of mosses. It’s about swimming and hiking and scrambling.
It’s about sleeping on the sand, and scattering sand particles in your tent as you change into dry clothes. It’s about smelling like the lake, and the campfire. It’s about s’mores and late night coffee.
It’s about all these things, and then, it’s about us.
Family.
Kinds of Honey 
I must give credit to Elena Ballam, John Ballam, and Kim Romkema for about half of these photos. Thanks, guys!
Nice pics.
Thanks, Pam! What are you up to these days?
Beautiful pictures. And, I agree – I’m also drawn to water. I think a lot of people are — maybe (and this has been proposed in so many pieces of literature) because we’re much water.
beautiful pics, beautiful words! no wonder you were such a great beach lifeguard – the water drew you to it!
Aw, thank you, Beka! I have such great memories of those lifeguard summers at LBBC. Didn’t we have fun?!
Great to see Door County I had no idea it is so beautiful!
I encourage you to go see it for yourself. You won’t regret it.
The Top picture is yet another we would be happy to post at toemail, with your permission, of course?
For sure! Thanks!
Erica
Sure!
It’s posted now. Thanks so much as always!