what i love about bass lake #5 – tradition
Jul 24
the older i get, the more i realize how important tradition is. even if it’s small – mexican food after a day at the beach, or if it’s big – a yearly trip to bass lake – creating shared and repeated memories are those that i remember the most about growing up. i don’t remember the designer jeans i wanted for my birthday in junior high, or the new toy i got for christmas when i was six – but i do remember the homemade birthday cake i received every year made with love by my mom and the holiday traditions of decorating our house with the same christmas decorations year-after-year. well that is what bass lake is to me – it may not be the best lake on the west coast, or the least crowded, or the prettiest beach. but it’s a place where i grew up – water skiing and swimming all day, playing with my cousins, sleeping in a tent with my mom, eating my uncle’s “ortega stew” (don’t ask!) and feeding the birds every day. we will always go to bass lake, forever & ever because it is a big part of who we are. what are your small traditions? some of ours: early morning donuts with the race horses during del mar race track season, looking for the almond in our christmas rice pudding, making holiday and birthday gifts out of found objects, decorating the house for special occasions, celebrating valentine’s day in a BIG way (happy birthday mom), saying “i love you” every night at bedtime.
Greyden's Mom says
You should submit the bird picture to National Geographic. That photo is stupendous! Send in the one with brizzle too ‘cuz i don’t think it gets cuter than that!!!
zoe says
there is something freaky about those little birds. they hop around and shake the nuts to see which is best. they’re people-like. kind of creep me out!