How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall,
Till I can see so wide,
River and trees and cattle and all
Over the countryside—
Till I look down on the garden green,
Down on the roof so brown—
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the air and down!
~Robert Louis Stevenson “The Swing”
This pipe swing set, made by my father 66 years ago after my birth, has moved four times. It now sits on the knoll above our barnyard, and the feeling of soaring into the air is enhanced by the slope dropping off beneath our feet. These swings have seen many swingers over the years, and my time in these seats were full of contemplation and conversation.
One of the swingers doesn’t want to come in out of the weather, day or night, rain or shine, winter or summer.
The most pleasantest thing ever…
Hankerings 