on the other side of the window

They talk alike, those two. In front of Doug's camper on Okatibbee Lake, mother and son discuss happiness and sadness. It's either happy or sad, that camper, that yard, that house, or that porch.
Not people, just places. "Get that swing and bring it over here under these two trees," she says.

And she drives and talks, and that woman is hilarious. She and her son are a blast.


Today I am grateful for a long walk, a swim with her, and a family who lets me tag along.