This is my favorite spot on Earth. This is the one picture that reminds me of one of my best friends, Gary Clay. He was more than just one of my cousins, he became one of the best friends I've ever had. This is the spot we spent most of our time together. He taught me how to fish, helped me to laugh when life seemed at its worst and most of all, he taught me how to love someone unconditionally. Gary was the one person that knew almost everything about me, and I could trust him with any secret. Confined to a wheelchair most of his life from Muscular Distrophy, I never heard him complain about his condition. Although the rock his wheelchair sat propped against is gone from the riverbank today, anyone who knows this area KNOWS that we lost one of the greatest people when Gary passed away. |