We spent a day on the slow road, the old road, stopping, wandering, seeing, hearing, smelling, feeling the north coast of Ohio, or southern shore of Lake Erie. 60 miles in 6 hours slow. It was bliss.
What did we experience on this little adventure? A rocky coast, my limited experience of the great lakes didn't include rocky cliffs. Water birds, herons, geese, gulls, ducks - I am always surprised by sea gulls, on the lakes. Birds that live near water, not just salt water. Boats, Lake Erie is a major boaters paradise. It is early in the summer season. People fishing, a city run fish cleaning station - I should have taken photos. Fresh Lake Erie fish for lunch, with a view of the lake. An decommissioned power plant, a looming giant gone silent and being cut up. Water front homes, from modest to massive, homes on the lakes and on canals off the lake. Several boat ramps.
Each other. There is something about a quiet day, just the two of us, wandering, and talking, and randomly stopping to see.
And being that it is still Pride Month, We Were Seen. Seen as two people who love one another, living a happy normal life. We are not roommates, or brothers, we are husband and husband. We are kind, and generous, and easy to be around. Parts of where we were are deep red, defend and elect he who must not be named territory, and they saw us being pretty normal. We need to be out and Proud everyday.
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