The Best of Both Worlds

Quiet day. Kevin napped intermittedly and caught up on some paperwork in between. His headache lingers, his fingers are refusing to cooperate as much as he would like and he has a general flu-like ache and nausea. Hello, Chemotherapy.

By evening he was ready for a change of scenery but not up to a walk or even much of a ride. We headed for his favorite sunset spot out on Cowan Lake, just minutes away.

Ohio state parks are abundant, free and underused in this area. Cowan Lake is quiet and peaceful much of the time. I take a few shots of tiny wildflowers peeking up in the woods. We watch herons land lakeside and listen to ducks calling across the water.

Sunday evening is our typical catch up time for phone calls. We call his mother, careful in what we say for she still has no knowledge of his cancer. We talk to Paige and Kelly. We call my sister and hear about chicks being hatched, lightening strikes on the farm house, the escape and capture of an errant bull.

This is the best of both worlds for Kevin. He's sitting at a peaceful lakeside watching the sun set while chatting to friends and family via cell phone. Technology and nature combined. I know he's thinking it doesn't get any better than this.