Wizard, you've got to stop living so dangerously! Stop throwing caution to the wind and use a dictionary on those big words! LOL
Thanks for the report ... I too remember long days relaxing in the creek with friends ... the dragon flies will come perch on anything sticking out of the water ... toes, heads, hat, etc. Really fun to observe and be part of!
Then there was the time Pete, or shall I call him Re-Pete, saw a snake ... he started flailing in the water saying, "It's got me! It's got me!" and pulling on his hat. Turned out it was only the string from his hat trailing off in the water! Kinda earned him a new nick name: (for) Pete's Snake! Get it??? RITCL
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, summers spent at Deep Creek are truely magical!