{"id":11022,"date":"2022-10-19t12:10:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-19t12:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/reflections-appreciating-nature-and-saving-a-life-at-shady-creek-river\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20t19:10:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20t19:10:04","slug":"reflections-appreciating-nature-and-saving-a-life-at-shady-creek-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/reflections-appreciating-nature-and-saving-a-life-at-shady-creek-river\/","title":{"rendered":"reflections | appreciating nature and saving a life at shady creek river"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>three friends bumping along a long, narrow road in a silver honda civic \u2014 on our way to shady creek river, georgia. we arrive in style at a gravel parking lot, churning a big cloud of dust from our tires. piling out, we gather our stuff. and there is a lot of it \u2014 towels, eno hammocks, picnic blankets, snacks, water, speakers. you name it, we have it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shannon-pic-2-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28535\" width=\"224\" height=\"299\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">the river and various branches in high tide in july, 2021. (shannon\u00a0lorusso)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>shadows cover the path to the river, protecting us from the scorching sun. i feel the sweat running down my back&nbsp;as i readjust the basket under my arm. skirting a big branch, beds of clay, and lines of rock, we arrive at our destination: a flat patch of grass overlooking the river \u2014&nbsp;perfect. with picnic blankets spread and&nbsp;the eno set up, i hop into the hammock and look up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>the water oak on each end of the hammock leans at the perfect angle to cover the space around me with a cool shade. i watch the branches above me, each twisted in its own unique way. they looked almost like the towering branches&nbsp;i would climb as a child when my babysitter took me to a local park. i\u2019d climb a magnolia tree, take home its white blossom as a prize, and watch it wither away on my bedside table.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shannon-pic-3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28536\" width=\"259\" height=\"345\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">a view from the hammock in july 2021.&nbsp;<br>(shannon lorusso)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>my daydream doesn\u2019t last. i hear a loud, &#8220;omg josh, stop!\u201d there are four teenagers horsing around near the river. one, a girl, is pushed into the water. she quickly finds herself in the middle of the river. the current is strong and fast-flowing and she is pulled away. i jump out the eno, and with my friends, we run to the river, to a point&nbsp;where we might be able to reach to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>i see a protruding branch from a tree. i grab it, break it, and carry it to the river&#8217;s edge. along with my friends, we stick it out just in time. the girl grabs it, and manages to stumble out&nbsp;onto the rocks near the river, safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>after thanking us, she returns to her friends. i crawl back into my eno, exhausted. i look up at the branches above me again \u2014 this time with a new appreciation for them. this tree that i am lying under must have seen so much: children clambering up, teenagers breaking its branches, and adults slumbering in hammocks. and so, as the music from our speaker begins to play again, i silently thank this tree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>messing around in nature at the shady creek river, georgia. slumbering in an eno&nbsp;hammock, saving a life, and more\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10207,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4900],"tags":[506,2160,325,2020],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-11022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-green-living","tag-biodiversity","tag-ecology","tag-nature","tag-rivers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v24.1 - 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