Michigan, My Michigan

I don't know why today I thought about my many years attending Blue Lakes Fine Arts Camp both as a student and as a camp counselor. Those are some great summer memories. The smell of the camp. The anticipation of meeting kids who were also "band geeks" like me. Kissing boys and then rushing back to my cabin to gossip about it with my new girlfriends. *sigh* Good times...

I'm missing Michigan today. Don't get me wrong I love it here but there are 29 years of memories there. I miss swimming and not having to worry about gators or sharks. Seems there is always a shark sighting on the days I go to the beach. The smell of the trees. Yes we have pine forests here in North Florida but it isn't the same. I think it's the combination of pine trees and maples and birch trees..man...I haven't seen a birch tree since our last trip to Michigan. Star gazing....I miss that. Living near Downtown Jacksonville the lights of the city make it hard to see the stars. I do get my fill of stars when we cruise but I think of the times I lived in Northern Michigan and saw them every night driving from small town to small town.

I think part of my reason for being homesick is that I'm reading Lilan Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who..." series. There are many references to small towns, "Down Below" and a definite change of seasons. I'm about half way through the series and am loving it.

So to all my friends in Michigan, You are also in my thoughts today. I miss you!

You know though...I don't miss brushing off a foot of snow from the hood of my car.

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