Rowboats

My mom just sent me this picture, which she scanned from a slide, from when I was about 5 or 6 years old. I think the picture was taken either in the beautiful town of Karuizawa, or in the town of Suzaka, the adjacent town to Nakano, where I grew up. I distinctly recall being frustrated by row boats when I was young, and they continue to drive me crazy today. Those darn things are SO STINKIN' HARD to row simultaneously and make them go where you want to go!! Anyway, I probably had not learned to be frustrated with row boats then, because I look happy. I'm sure my mom made sure that it was going where we needed to go. :)