Scenes from a Reunion: 2

I wonder a lot about what sort of memories The Child will have of her childhood. One thing I know she will remember with great fondness and vivid clarity is the swimming hole at Auntie's.














The Child is a water baby. She is also decended from Norwegians on her father's side. She therefore loves to play in water and is also impervious to cold. This is a good thing, as the swimming hole is frigid. She would be happily up to her neck in water, even as the cousins she was swimming with were blue and shivering, wrapped in towels.

The Child is also very determined. When she sets her mind on something, she doesn't give up. She wanted to be able to jump from the rope swing and then be able to swim from one end of the pool to the other. She worked at it, over and over, until she finally yelped, "I did it, Mama!"

I am trying to figure out how to get her to bring a fraction of that commitment to her school work. If I do, she'll get early admission to Harvard.

The Rope Swing

First, you have to climb the slippery slope to get to the rope.














Grab the rope & hold your breath...















Push off...



















and swing out over the water!