i first met my friend dan about 12 years ago while working as a river guide in kernville california. it was the summer that set the standard for feeling alive; living outdoors with challenging work and charming folks. dan seemed to have been born with a postmodern zen that allows him to have his finger on the pulse of everything modern but only for the purpose of enjoying life and sharing his enjoyment with others. if dan had a rocket ship, it would look like a giant pair of flip flops. yesterday we went to his wedding on the beach, barefoot and basking in the contagious smiles of well-wishing family and friends. i can't help but feel giddy at weddings (a not-so-secret shame along with my enjoyment of musicals) but this was the extra-rare treat of seeing dear friends happily joined on a perfect day.
sanibel is equally beautiful by day or by night; wading in the warm water under a full moon has washed off the lingering effects of a broke-leg winter. cousin sam and marintha showed up yesterday and joined the wedding celebration and wound up swimming in the ocean with us at 2am after an education in local culture at the american legion.
out of order as usual , here's the wedding scene. the ceremony was short, but long enough to attract a floating and bobbing crowd of curious beachgoers in the surf.
i could do a gallery exhibit of pictures of dan holding a red stripe and smiling over the past few years.
dan and his brother adam fueled the dance floor at the american legion. cheers to adam for being both a ring-holder and a roadie without a wrinkle in his overall smoothness.
i first met my friend dan about 12 years ago while working as a river guide in kernville california. it was the summer that set the standard for feeling alive; living outdoors with challenging work and charming folks. dan seemed to have been born with a postmodern zen that allows him to have his finger on the pulse of everything modern but only for the purpose of enjoying life and sharing his enjoyment with others. if dan had a rocket ship, it would look like a giant pair of flip flops. yesterday we went to his wedding on the beach, barefoot and basking in the contagious smiles of well-wishing family and friends. i can't help but feel giddy at weddings (a not-so-secret shame along with my enjoyment of musicals) but this was the extra-rare treat of seeing dear friends happily joined on a perfect day.
sanibel is equally beautiful by day or by night; wading in the warm water under a full moon has washed off the lingering effects of a broke-leg winter. cousin sam and marintha showed up yesterday and joined the wedding celebration and wound up swimming in the ocean with us at 2am after an education in local culture at the american legion. 
out of order as usual , here's the wedding scene. the ceremony was short, but long enough to attract a floating and bobbing crowd of curious beachgoers in the surf. 
i could do a gallery exhibit of pictures of dan holding a red stripe and smiling over the past few years. 
dan and his brother adam fueled the dance floor at the american legion. cheers to adam for being both a ring-holder and a roadie without a wrinkle in his overall smoothness.
yay!! wow. so beautiful! have been thinking of you as the full moon peeked in our window each night.
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