Limestone Heart

Our first date was paddling a canoe through a cypress cathedral to a secret picnic spot where we lingered and got to know one another. That was 20 years and many paddling trips ago. My beloved wife and best friend, Crystal Wakoa, wrote poems for me after three of our early river camping trips which I'm sharing as the intimate body of this Valentine-month's post.  They are in no need of adornment, but I'm adding some photos anyway, including a few snaps from back then.  Enjoy! ...

Foot Stone

Suwannee by Crystal Wakoa(c) Crystal Wakoa   Suwannee_Wall   River_Love_Poem_Snapshot-1

    Suwannee_Limestone_8987-Edit    Suwannee_Sunrise_Pano RLP-Withlacoochee-W&B   River_Love_Poem_Snapshot-2 Blackwater_River_2747-lg River_Love_Poem_Snapshot-6 RunSpgCW9010-lg NightOak_2797-poem-blog River_Love_Poem_Snapshot-3 River_Love_Poem_Snapshot-5 Peace by Crystal Wakoa Oak Eye & Bromeliad Peace Full Vista Buzzard Sunrise Live Oaks Peace Stone Turtle RocksUnusual round rocks cluster in the reflective Peace River. FL.

Each new trip we make adds a fine new track to the symphony of memories Crystal and I have shared on our Florida rivers. So blessed we are.

Silhouette from Sunrise Mist Rainbow Paddler