morning gambier, brian. i am an expert canoeist and in my younger years took many parties out on canoe trips. all the grandkids are learning how to handle a canoe. the youngest actually fits quite nicely in my kayak too. mind you he not only wears a lifejacket (as do i) but a helmet as well. bit awkward for me to paddle it with the little guy sitting on the seat with me, so he takes a few knocks or two to the noggin. heh!
ya'll may have seen the tarzan movie in where they show where elephants go when they know they're going to die. through a waterfalls into the elephants graveyard. i was paddling alone and came through a narrow passage into what looked like a driftwood graveyard. seems the currents from all the lakes floated all wood into this secret bay/lagoon. some of the structures were towering. it was truly awesome. the 'dracula' on closer inspection was actually a sculpted piece of white birch leaning over the waters edge. but the colourings and the peel of the birch bark gave it a draculonian appearance. i can still visualize it today.
the seer i went to, a spiritualist well known in our neck of the countryside and not a scam artist, helped me somewhat. my dad met with unfortunate accident two days before his 97th birthday. i wanted to know what his thoughts were, if any, when he saw that tractor trailer turn on him and what he thought when he was being crushed under it's wheels. i have now resolved his passing in my totality.
cosmic joke indeed.