WAS THAT REALLY NECESSARY ?

Published on 24 November 2023 at 21:03

I knew what was going to happen when he began pushing the canoe into the river (with me in it). I was deciding how I would react. It would have done no good, and made no sense to him, for me to yell “WAIT” . . .

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ART:  "By the River"  2022

We were always doing things, normal people things, when other people would not be about. That’s why we were going to canoe a section of the Royal River on a sunny November day. And then there was a SPLASH. The canoe was upright. I was in the river. I am laughing just thinking about it. I’m glad I decided to ask, “Was that really necessary?” instead of the other things I had considered.

For those of you who do not know this about me – since I was a young child - I have often been “aware of things” before they happen. Dad said I inherited grandma’s “second sight.”

I drove home, changed clothes, and we canoed a section of the Royal River on that sunny day in November.

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John W Bell
a year ago

A good story. Cold. November water isn't warm.

Mary Morelli
a year ago

Awesome artwork and story Linda! Thanks for sharing!