This is my psot for #freewriters Sunday prompt go alone hosted by @mariannewest
I do not know how many times someone has approached me at the boat ramp and asked if I go alone on the river. I tell them yes, it is just me, and the shock on their faces tells me that they would never do it. I have taken people with me and to tell the truth, it is a distraction. I miss a lot of the sounds that I would normally hear.
Like when a bird flies over a bunch of bait and they flush, I do not always see them but I can hear them when they flush. This is what I want to fish around.
Or when I am sitting there and hear a snook strike, they sound like slapping two 2x4's together.
Pelicans taking flight when they see a school of jacks striking, they have very good eyesight and can see them long before I do.
The bad one that I do not want to miss is the rumble of thunder in the distance.
I can hear so much more when I am in the boat by myself, but the best part is, I like the quiet. It always bothered me that when my sister wanted to go with me, she carried her phone and played music all day. To me, nature is all the music that I need to listen to.
The people who are always taking people with them do not know what they are missing out on. The beauty of quiet is the most powerful feeling of going alone.
