I
just set up my backyard hammock.
I'm
a little late this year, but we were out of town over the Memorial
Day weekend. The past couple weeks, Colorado has seen day after day
of afternoon thunder and hail storms, which reduced the temptation to
read outside.
But
the forecast looks fine, and the maple in the corner of the backyard
provides shade. What could be a finer place for reading?
I
have a thick novel ready for some serious hammock time. A friend's
book just released, and I've barely begun the story. The hammock
beckons.
Still,
even a shaded backyard hammock under Colorado skies doesn't quite
measure up to the best reading place I've ever experienced. That came
more than thirty years ago, and I've been longing for it since.
In
early June I'd driven to Yellowstone National Park, looking forward
to a week of tent camping. A late-season heavy snowfall changed my
plans. I booked a spartan room in the rustic Old Faithful Lodge. The
snow fell all day, keeping me inside.
No
matter. I took a thick mass paperback novel and found an overstuffed
chair on the second floor balcony overlooking the five-story log
atrium and the huge stone fireplace. I was set for a nearly perfect
day.
Our
current house has a modest fireplace. Fall through spring, if the
evenings aren't too windy, I still love to build a fire, settle into
a recliner, and lose myself in a story.
Someday
I hope to go back to Yellowstone – and hope for snow. Until then,
I'm happy with my hammock.
Where's
your favorite reading place?
1 comment:
Probably way too much info, but in the tub! If no one bothered me, I could stay there all day until I was an old withered prune! I read for work behind the computer and for enjoyment in the tub! Just remember to keep the kindle in a plastic cover!
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