down by the river

went down to the river today with my son. we parked our car across the river from the old downtown, cowboytown he calls it. the day started cold and foggy, but as we strolled across the golden bridge that crosses the river it was warm and sunny. once across we walked the rails like hobos on the high-wire, and criss-crossed back and forth along the wooden sidewalks. they have a great old toy and candy store there that are essential for inspiration.
looking down at the quick moving current of the river i so wanted to slip down the river bank and launch a small boat and be carried away to wherever the river would take us. i thought about the little dinghy in my trunk, but abandoned the idea as we had no life jackets. and then i remembered this, and laid a new seed of wish in my mind...