Keach Pond

You know, even though I wish I lived closer to civilization, I still like being close to nature. Like today, after I got out of the shower, I was bored and had not much to do. I didn't want to be a couch potato because I hate just lying around doing nothing, so I took a walk down to the pond. This had been one of the only times that my dog (Angel) had not accompanied me on my walk. I always feel safer with her because she stood up to a lot of mean dogs for me. So today I was a little scared without her. Not wanting to be seen by anyone, I slipped into the woods. I like walking through the woods, but I usually have friends come along with me. I like it alone as well, just the quiet breeze whispering through the leaves and my thoughts. I just had to watch out for poison ivy which was all over the ground (I only had flip-flops on). When I got to the pond, I was glad I was the only one there. All I really did was sit on the rocks watching the fishes. They weren't very afraid of me because they swam right up to me. It's very calming watching them swim around. Some of them were so small I could just about see them, and others were pretty large. I can't imagine how some people want to kill the fish that they catch. If my cousin or I ever catch any fish, I always take the hook out and return the fish to the water. I wish my cousin would release her fish as well, but she screams and runs away. So I get the dirty job, but someone has got to do it. We don't exactly fish the proper way, we just do it for fun. But we don't use a pole, we just tie food to a string and stick. This one sick kid in the neighborhood, has a tendency to capture and torture small animals. Once we saw him and his friend kicking a dog (he is now afraid of my cousin Amber and I who chased him down), and quite recently he was seen slowly cutting a live fish slowly until it died. But I don't ever think you change certain people. My grandfather(on the other hand) is an excellent fisherman and told me when he moves back (to Rhode Island, from California), he's going to take me deep sea fishing. That should be a very fun experience. I adore the ocean, I think it's absolutely beautiful. So I guess it's a good thing I live in the Ocean State. I feel bad for those who have never seen the ocean. If they can, they should defiantly try to go there. Anyway, g2g for now...-Love Allie