telling and showing

Perhaps you remember the scene in “Field of Dreams” where Shoeless Joe Jackson, stunned by the life he finds himself in, asks Ray Kinsella, “Is this heaven?” And Ray answers, “No, this is Iowa.”

I’ve had a number of similar conversations with myself, being a solo hiker, these last few days, where someone asks, “Is this heaven, Kid?” And someone answers, “Nah. This is Laguna Lake.”

Yesterday, my fifth consecutive day in this magnificent open space, I kept a promise to myself from the day before (Tuesday) and climbed over the nearly always padlocked fence to head up on the “upper” paths. Me and Jackie Wilson – “Your love is lifting me higher than I’ve ever been lifted before.” Astonishing views of the lake, the valley, a closeness to the summit of San Luis Mountain. You think you’ve seen it all, and there’s always more.

Tuesday night I had a conversation with a woman named Lora about the opportunity to “Show and tell.” I hope this post offers you as the subscriber a smidge of that.