sa,
You and I have communicated through pm many times this year but I am posting this message publicly so that others can urge you to post your thoughts through the provided blog. You are a very talented writer and it is not tedious to read your "feelings" about the "last visit". Leaving the Lake is a very personal experience, but it is shared by many. It is a thought that goes through all of our heads and each of us has a special ritual to conduct. As we grow older some of us think that it won't just be the last time till next year, but never again. Keep up the great work of touching all of our feelings.