Swimming in July
This is a self portrait. I was paddling a small stream near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota.
Bryan Hanselsubstack.comA rainy day comes as a relief. Rain is your pass to stay inside, to retreat. It's cozy and safe, hanging out on this side of the gray. But then the sun comes out in the afternoon, and there's disappointment, even fear, because the world will now resume, and it expects your participation. People will get dressed and leave their houses and go places
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