4th
of May- Saturday- 2013- entry 55
"Yesterday
happened, and it was beautiful. T invited me and A up to their house
for his birthday and we complied, gladly. Up we went. A campfire was
set up, and we sat in front of it long into the night. What a dream.
The great, big, star-ridden sky arched over us, just me, E, A and T.
The fire flickered. The cold from the elements deepened as the heat
from the fire did. Shooting stars shot their way across the sky.
Sometimes we would talk, sometimes we would not, staring into the
flames without saying a word for a few, silent, companionable
moments. We turned in during the early hours of the morning.
I
snore, quite badly. Before going to sleep, I told everyone to nudge
me if I was interrupting their sleep with my raucous oinking. The
inevitable happened, of course, when I DID snore and nobody was game
enough to nudge me. I have a new name: Lady Snore-a-lot. However, I
have revenged.
T has been dubbed 'The Invalid'.
We
awoke close to seven in the morning. After a morning repast of French
toast, we set off, just the four of us again, on a picnicking trek.
We came to a little, shady green spot, made so by the tall, majestic
trees that swayed and whispered above us.
"Sssshhhhhhh...hhhusshhhh......ssshhhhhhh..."
Oh,
beautiful. But however silencing the trees were hoping to be, we did
not obey in the slightest. What a joyful little party we made,
laughing with joy at our glorious situation. We broke out the ginger
beer and chocolate cake. "Here's to Adventure and Friendship!"
said A. Our little tin cups clinked in a dribbly proclamation of our
joy. The next couple of hours passed, alternately, in utter
silliness, seriousness, and perfect friendship. Friendly mannerisms
were developed with each other. Aren't those wonderful? Nobody else
understands them unless they are there at their conception. I love
these: The little oddities reserved for different people that prove
the friendship, even though it is a strange way to express it.
We
left this evening, hearts full, overflowing, and so terribly,
terribly happy."
Photography credit: Elizabeth Somervaille and Anwyn Howarth.
2 comments:
Oh. my. word.
Utterly beautiful the way you described it.
Friendship is beautiful.
A beautiful post. You are so good with words, the pictures are fantastic.
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