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Folks,
Today is the last regular post for a few weeks as I have to focus on packing and moving and unpacking and a bunch of related things. Our offer was accepted and things are moving fast!
I had hoped the new site would be live and the new submission function would be functional and so we’d have a bunch of content lined up, but that’s not the case and I don’t have the time to deal with email submissions right now, so please accept my apologies. I’ll try to post something here and there, but I don’t expect I’ll be back to a regular schedule until next month, unless the new site comes on before then.
Today’s picture is the view, a 5-10 minute walk from my soon-to-be front door. I’m so very excited to be so close to the river as I spent age 7-30 minus college near this same river but miles downstream. I spent countless hours along and in it, exploring, learning, fishing, partying, and in general, playing with Nature. I’m glad I’ll have such access again – being able to walk to the river from home is such a nice thing, it becomes a companion, a refuge from home and the stressors of life that you can almost stumble to, instead of having to drive somewhere and deal with all that hassle.
Looks like I can eat 1-3 fish per month (depending on species) from this part of the river, which is so much better than where I used to live downstream – fish are verboten for those who care and it always breaks my heart to see so many immigrant laborers fishing to feed their families in the late afternoons and evenings. I get it, and I love to eat fish, so I fish to eat, not just for sport, but it saddens me seeing them feed their families a significant part of their weekly protein from not-so-good waters. The fish that far downstream have heavy metals and nasty chemicals in them, but fresh, “free” protein is undeniable as is the joy of some good time outside catching dinner.
Have a great rest of the week, everybody!
rikyrah
Happy moving, unpacking and settling in ??
WereBear
Congrats and enjoy!
Betty Cracker
You are so right: a frequently visited river does become a companion. Best of luck with the move!
p.a.
Good fortune at your new home! Moving is a great time to trim the clutter.
raven
Hell, they warn about tuna too but I’ll be eatin every bit of that lunker I just caught!
mrmoshpotato
@raven: You’re going to eat your emotional support tuna? Are you managing? Do you want to talk about it?
raven
@mrmoshpotato: Dude is up in the freezer as we speak! I think I’m going to use it all for my party next month. ETA. We’re headed back to the beach in two weeks so I can resume my assault!
mrmoshpotato
@raven: Celebrating no longer needing an emotional support tuna. We’re proud of you. You’ve come a long way. (How far away from home was this fishing trip again?)
debbie
Good luck packing and moving! Stay organized!
Johannes
Congrats, Alain, and much happiness in your new home!
HalfAssedHomesteader
And a river runs through it.
Raven
@mrmoshpotato: Athens to Venice, La. 676 miles! Then 70 miles offshore.
CaseyL
Congrats on the new place – and on returning to the river of your youth :)
Hope the move goes well.
ThresherK
Best of luck on the move.
TomatoQueen
Oooh the river as friend and refuge, great theme in American literature (thanks, Mr Clemens). River songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh9WayN7R-s
arrieve
Congratulations! Enjoy your river, and we’ll still be here when the new site is ready. I have many pictures from Newfoundland to share.
laura
Best wishes on your move and settling in.
Run river, run.
TaMara (HFG)
Congratulations! And nothing like a walk along the river to bring life back into balance.
tybee
which river is that?
Elizabelle
Alain: good luck as you move into your new home. May that river never come for a visit to it!
Love the OTR posts, and we can wait until you are back. Happy October.
J R in WV
Glad to see I’m not the only person hoping you have plenty of lift between you and the river bank.
Congratulations on the new house, the river, and all. I’ll look up some pictures for you when you get back. I’ve got some old family photos I’ve been scanning, historic some of them. WW I, mine explosion, etc.
Be careful moving, hire the heavy lifting done for you !!
?BillinGlendaleCA
Congrats on the new place, good luck with the moving.
stinger
So happy for you that you are near, not just A river, but YOUR river! May it be and do everything you need and want from it.