On silver pond

I had one of the happiest days of my life today. I spent it at my cousin's house at the side of Lake Attitash in Massachusetts. It's a beautiful house that she and her husband designed and built from scratch. They have had some hard times in their life so they so deserve the dream home they now have together.

Later in the day the full tribe of my Irish American family came over and we had a great time eating, sailing, drinking, laughing and catching up. The most magical part of the day was when I woke up at 6am and crept down to the lake while the rest of the household was still asleep. I sat on the dock with my feet dangling in the warm water and just watched the light change and the birds sing for about two hours. It reminded me of that film On Golden Pond, except the light was more silvery than gold early on.