do you ever see images and think man i want to be there? i do. pinterest feeds my daydreaming addiction.
this particular picture beckons me to a simpler time. i imagine a young couple (he is trying to woo her), impeccably dressed (because back in the day people got "dressed"), she has a parasol (to protect her delicate skin from the harsh sun and to hide her blushing face), he is being a gentleman and rowing (chivalry, a long lost art). i have no idea how their story ends, but it starts beautifully.
in our ultra modern world today, there is probably an app to simulate this very picture. you must lie down in the most clinically stark place you can find, hold your phone overhead, and block out everything around you. simply concentrate and you can feel the gentle rocking of the boat while staring into the bluest sky with the whitest clouds. all of this on a 5 inch screen. it's definitely not the same, but in a pinch maybe not so bad.
i however, don't want to live my life through an app on a 5 inch screen. i want to be in that boat, rocking gently while gazing into the bluest sky with the whitest clouds. instead of petticoats and parasols i would be adorned in north face and some sort of uv protective hat.
here's the kicker, although our clothing is different from times gone by, the same coquettish behavior lives on today, selectively making eye contact and hiding our blushing cheeks behind a uv protective hat. the words we choose to string together are quite different from the days of waistcoats and pocket watches but i think we still have the same dreams and desires.
to my future beau, can we please, please on a beautiful day find a lake with a rowboat, paddle out to the middle (i will even help), lie in that boat atop a cozy blanket and gaze into the bluest sky with the whitest clouds? we can talk about how great our life is together and maybe, if nobody is looking, make it rock just a little bit. we're going to need an extra blanket. *wink*
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