# Dock Dipping

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Posted by LeviLovR on July 11, 2020 at 18:34:02

Tropical storm Faye has been passing by and has been making her presence known in small ways here. Some heavy rain showers overnight and some wind. Weatherman said we could have some showers this morning, then things would clear off. I did have to take care of my neighbors animals again this morning as their son was unexpectedly called in to work. so I got dressed in the brown boots, belt and hat I have been wearing, brand new vintage Levi 501's stf jeans, Levi shirt, striped tie with blue, gray and white stripes and had my medium blue suit jacket with me. After stopping to geed the animals I immediately headed for the lake in hopes I might run into another rain storm. No such luck. It was very foggy and windy. The fog did dissipate and the sun came out as the morning wore on. It looked as if it might rain a couple of times, but it never did. Clouds would form, then disappear and when the sun came out it was quite pleasant.

However the wind was blowing in something fierce off the lake and the waves were incredible. Sitting on my usual rock the waves were crashing against my legs soaking my boots and the bottoms of my jeans up to my knees. I helped one guy get his boat back on the trailer, getting wet up to my waist, the water was deliciously warm.

Then I walked to the end of the dock and sat down, dangling my legs into the warm water. The incoming waves made the dock "rock" and rise and fall so that sometimes the waves would wash over my jeans totally and soak them as well as part way up the front of my shirt. It was sort of like being in a dunk tank or on a dunking stool, except you only went in part way. It really was kind of fun, especially since you didn't know which wave would be the one to soak you. A second boat came in off the lake and I helped the man get that one on the trailer as well. When finished with him I grabbed my suit coat and put it on and returned to the end of the dock for more bouncing up and down, now getting the bottom part of the coat wet as well as everything else. The new jeans felt absolutely awesome. A really strong gust took my hat and blew it quite a ways from the dock - what a pity! - so I jumped in and retrieved it, getting thoroughly wet from head to toe. Back up on the dock again for more dipping and dunking with waves splashing up over me every so often, resoaking the jeans with the fantastic warm water. Lost the hat again, but this time it landed right next to the dock. I could have reached it easily, but what fun would that be? So I jumped in again with another swim to shore. So, in order to balance things out, I walked back out to the end of the dock and jumped in from the other side. Did this twice, just to make everything even. The water felt fantastic and the wet clothes felt even more fantastic and looked awesome wet. Sat on the rock a bit again, letting the waves crash against my legs somemore and took a walk down the beach to drip off. The only other person there was the kid checking the boats for milfoil, and he didn't even look up when I passed him in my wet duds, boots squishing and squelching and everything dripping.

I stopped at the river on the way home and retreated to my favorite rock there. It's supposed to be a fishing spot and there were two guys putting on waders as I parked the car. This year a sign has been put up that says "no swimming", among other things. I don't call what I do actual swimming - it's more like dunking - but I understand that they don't want people scaring away the fish and getting entangled with fish hooks and such. But I dunked myself anyway, resoaking everything and then sitting down on the rock to drip and watch the two guys fishing downstream from me.

After getting off the rock you have to wade through the river a few steps (very shallow) and then step up onto the path. There is only one way you can go to get out of the river at that point and right where I want to put my foot is a snake! I absolutely detest snakes, they freak me out! It was only a simple little garter snake, but it might as well have been a giant anaconda, the effect would have been the same. Pretty sure I pissed my pants, and the snake wasn't budging. It just stayed there, coiled up, defying me to try and pass. No problem Mr. Snake, I'll stay right here until you leave. I reached down to grab a small stick to throw at it - not to kill it or harm it, I know they have their place in nature, but to hopefully get it to move out of the way. But by the time I stood back up it was gone. Thankfully. So glad we don't have poisonous snakes here, but I'd be much happier if we didn't have any. Where's St. Patrick when you need him?

Home now, typing this in still damp things, about to head off to the shower. There better not be any snakes in there, no matter how small or harmless! I'll burn the house down!

All in all a great day at the lake doing dock dipping.

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