What is important to remember? The unremarkable outline of the opposite shore, the center lapsed to rockfall of marble and sandstone, nonetheless shimmering in the low light at nightfall. A firefly blown downwind across the lake before rain. The tug of a Walleye fingerling.
How many pines are there?
What features differentiate the species?
What light was in my mother’s eyes as I sponged her arms and heard her whisper that she had to go on a long journey.