I don't know which forum to put this in. Not just a photo, or environment, etc. This morning at 7 a.m. walking on the bridge over Eastern Lake, I saw a canoe with a man sleeping in it. It was tied to the piers in the middle of the water. He had a pillow and blanket, looking like he was in bed. Except he was in a boat. At about noon I checked again and he was gone. Here is a detail and the picture I shot. First thought was that he's camping out. Other thoughts are that he was dead, homeless, or clueless. I'd really like to know. Does anybody?
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Beach Fanatic
Maybe that is the only place he could get some peace and quiet! 
Beach Fanatic
I'm thinking its a more interesting version of "Being in the Doghouse" with the wifey...
Beach Fanatic
I'm thinking its a more interesting version of "Being in the Doghouse" with the wifey...
My thoughts exactly.
SoWal Expert
I didn't know Riverotter was in town!
Beach Fanatic
Hopefully he is okay. I think that I would have called the WCSO or game/fish or somebody to check on him, though - 
Beach Fanatic
Well, I mean, he did have a pillow, and it looks clean. That is impressive. I think I'd like to do that.
SoWal Insider
I'm thinking that's just part of the canoeing experience. He probably prefers to sleep in the canoe rather than on the ground. ;-) He doesn't appear homeless from the looks of it.
Beach Fanatic
Maybe that is the only place he could get some peace and quiet!
Looks pretty peaceful to me!
SoWal Expert
Looks almost like heaven to me. I've often thought about sleeping on a small boat on one of the lakes for a year, writing about the daily life (Thoreau-like). Let's see, close to full moon, clear sky, hmmm -- great night for sleeping under the sky, with a ripple or two splashing against the boat.
Banned
i sure wouldnt want my pic posted on the internet without knowing.... so much for privacy.
i wouldnt be surprised is he's an example of the recession. ive heard of worse lately
i wouldnt be surprised is he's an example of the recession. ive heard of worse lately
Beach Fanatic
probably be fun til the skeets, dog flies, and lovey bugs come callin....
SoWal Expert
I've napped in a canoe before, but that position and location (scrunched up under a busy road in a buggy area) don't look like a way to get a good night's sleep.
Though if he slept in a canoe he is halfway to being an honorary Canadian!
Though if he slept in a canoe he is halfway to being an honorary Canadian!
margarita brocolia
Looks almost like heaven to me. I've often thought about sleeping on a small boat on one of the lakes for a year, writing about the daily life (Thoreau-like). Let's see, close to full moon, clear sky, hmmm -- great night for sleeping under the sky, with a ripple or two splashing against the boat..
Well maybe SJ, but I sure as heck would caution against it in October!
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Beach Fanatic
I had to quickly scrutinize the canoe, as my green canoe was stolen from Eastern Lake about 6 weeks ago! lol I agree with Scooterbug, that location is less than ideal for a restful night of sleep and obviously has some privacy issues to boot!
I always did tell my daughter to keep her eyes open for trolls as we went under that bridge to the beach....Hmmmm...;-)
I always did tell my daughter to keep her eyes open for trolls as we went under that bridge to the beach....Hmmmm...;-)
Beach Lover
My thoughts exactly.
I have to agree with both of you looks an awful lot like dog house itis.
SWGB
i sure wouldnt want my pic posted on the internet without knowing.... so much for privacy.
i wouldnt be surprised is he's an example of the recession. ive heard of worse lately
Then I would recommend not sleeping on a public lake under a public roadway and public pedestrian/bike bridge.
picky
Well, I mean, he did have a pillow, and it looks clean. That is impressive. I think I'd like to do that.
A $1500 Old Town canoe is impressive, too. I don't think I'd spend too much time worrying about this guy. ;-)
Beach FanaticAuthor
man or boat dreaming
Someone wrote me, "It?s a provocative picture. Makes you immediately come up with storylines, one right after the other."
To which I answered:
my story is a poem:
Am I a man dreaming I'm floating under Eastern Lake Bridge?
Or am I a boat dreaming I'm a man?
(Copied from the zen that goes something like: am I a butterfly dreaming I'm a man or a man dreaming I'm a butterfly?)
Someone wrote me, "It?s a provocative picture. Makes you immediately come up with storylines, one right after the other."
To which I answered:
my story is a poem:
Am I a man dreaming I'm floating under Eastern Lake Bridge?
Or am I a boat dreaming I'm a man?
(Copied from the zen that goes something like: am I a butterfly dreaming I'm a man or a man dreaming I'm a butterfly?)
SoWal Expert
A $1500 Old Town canoe is impressive, too. I don't think I'd spend too much time worrying about this guy. ;-)
The canoe isn't the impressive part, since it is not his canoe. The impressive part is that he has a pillow and a blanket and curled up in a very tight spot.
FYI -- the canoe was returned the next morning to the dock from which it came.
Skunky
Is that JT?
Beach Lover
Things that make you go HMMM. I agree with caroling the story lines are endless
SoWal Expert
Is that JT?
Way too pale for JT!
Beach FanaticAuthor
... it is not his canoe.
FYI -- the canoe was returned the next morning to the dock from which it came.
So the sleeper borrowed a canoe for the night. That is assuming the sleeper returned the canoe. Does the owner of the docked canoe know the sleeper?
SoWal Insider
OK: My scenario was that the hard times got the guy...he had to decide: lose the condo or the canoe...and he made the right choice...besides, living the life of the sailor on the seas is so much more romantic than making condo payments upside down. (except when it rains)
SoWal Guide
Then I would recommend not sleeping on a public lake under a public roadway and public pedestrian/bike bridge.
exactly.. especially if you are in the doghouse canoe... this is a very small town!
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