It was such a beautiful day we decided to take a road trip. This was a short one only a few miles down the road to Lake Okhissa. As I sat there looking over the lake I had to laugh to myself. I was remembering the first time I heard them talk about building this lake. It took me back to a very long time ago when I was a teenager. My Dad and I were having a conversation about it. He did not think that this would ever come to pass. I wish he could see it now and perhaps he is looking down at it smiling. It was a hot subject and then it just died down. It would be years down the road before the work really began. The subject was brought up from time to time, finally the work began.I remember after the clearing started I would make regular trips down there to check on the progress and sitting in this very pavilion trying to picture in my mind what it would look like full of water. I went down there one time and was so excited when I came back that I sent my teenagers down there to look. As with kids they could not see what I could see that day in my minds eye. When they came back I was like a little kids asking them all kind of questions. What did they think and how did they like it and etc? They looked at each other like what is wrong with this woman, maybe she has finally gone around the bend. And this is what they said to me. Looks like someone drop a bomb to us. And of course I was thinking what is wrong with them can't they picture how beautiful this will be.. We still laugh about that day but now that the water is there they share my view of how beautiful it really is.
It still amazes me how quick the lake has filled up. It has Porter Creek running through it and has a lot of natural springs feeding it. I remember on hot days we would wade in Porter Creek and how cold the water was.
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