swift star farm blog: September 2012

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

" Miss You "

" I've been walking in central park
Singing after dark
People think I'm crazy
I've been stumbling on my feet
Shuffling through the street..."

Today is and will always be a somber day for me. Any of you who are faithful to my blog know why.
This morning started crisp, bright with calm wind and cobalt blue sky as the day began eleven years ago.
I will take time out through out today to remember those who were Innocent bystanders. Helpless to save themselves from a fate I am sure none would ever have dreamed for themselves. I will take time to send thanks to all who stepped up and came forward to help .

Take a few moments out of your day to stop and think about the many who died that day as well as the many search and rescue dogs and people who have died in the aftermath for their heroic efforts to save or recover in the weeks/ months that followed.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Delaware river adventures

My brother Mike was out for a visit a few weeks back. We crammed quite a bit of activity into three days. One of the days Mike Paul and I kayaked about ten miles of the northern part of the Delaware river. I took a few video's of some of the highlights. One is a few sections that have some rapids. Thought this year the water was low in comparison to last year when we went just after a hurricane. That was a little more of a white knuckle experience with the water more that 15 feet higher than this go and it was white water rafting at it's finest. When we were hitting this section of rapids there was this strange man snorkeling in the rapids. I almost took his head off as he popped up just as I was making my way around a large boulder! You can see him in the video of my brother going through the rapids. We also found a nice spot to pull off and swim. The water was calm here and deep. We sighted eight Bald Eagles this trip on the River. Awesome birds.
We also went swimming and hiking on two separate occasions at Lake Wallenpaupak. Lastly we went to see 38.Special in concert. Still sounded great after 40 years together!