Wallowing for Senator Kennedy

Yesterday was the funeral of Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy (an inspiration for Ted's name as he is also an Edward). We did our fair share of watching the coverage on TV, as well as taking some quiet moments to watch the light sink lower and lower across the lake. Ironically, this time of year seems to coincide with our time at the cabin and some recent big events, such as Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Democratic Convention, where we watched Barack Obama belt out inspiration with a voice that we had not heard the likes of since the 1960's. During the 2004 convention, we also witnessed the northern lights while driving the pontoon across the lake to pick up Sally and Judy, who had arrived a few days after us. i had never seen the northern lights before and was stunned by their beauty. To me, they looked like giant green angels who were impossibly close...their long outstretched arms reaching for us...and we were filled with hope.