Moment without a name: Lakeside

Lake Shebandowan

I wish I was here in this picture! It was taken at a camp in Northern Ontario near Thunder Bay (where I'm from originally). We say 'camp', not cottage. And in western Canada, I think they say 'cabin'. Linguistic lesson aside, I'd rather be there than here in the hot and humid Ottawa weather. It hit 46 degrees C with the Humidex yesterday (115 F)! I like the heat, but it was wierd walking to work from the car and feeling like you were in New Orleans.

A fresh lake to dip in, cool sand between your toes, a bonfire as the sun is setting, loons letting you know they are there - yes please!

**What's a moment without a name, you ask? It's moment where your heart sings, your senses are ignited, you can see, feel, hear, things that are sacred to you. They come from any of those textural moments in a life, be it surrounded by wooly coziness in front of a fire or the heat of the sun on your face. Join me as I celebrate these moments and textures in our lives, they don't last long.**

1 comment for “Moment without a name: Lakeside”

  1. Gravatar of AlAl
    Posted Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 11:10:49 PM

    Ha, I was just googling why we (people from Thunder Bay) say "camp" instead of "cottage" and found this. Thanks for pointing that out on the web; I tell people here in Ottawa the same thing whenever the topic comes up (camp v cottage).

    However, I am still searching for the origin of why we call it 'camp'. And also, why we do not use an article in front of the noun; we say: "I'm going to camp today", instead of: "I'm going to THE camp today". Whereas people in Ottawa do not say: "I'm going to cottage today".

    Anyway, thanks too for that great pic, reminds me of my wonderful July up in T-Bay, spent at my buddy's place at McKenzie.

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