Circa 1988

Age 7

This dream seemed like the longest dream I have ever had. If I did not know any better, I would say that this dream lasted for days. If anyone watched the television show, the Jetsons, you will recall a pet of Elroy, a small purple and white thing with springy legs named 'Orky' or something similar.

I am walking along a vast beach with a life-sized Orky about eight feet tall. We are having a very long, deep conversation about many things. I can actually remember some of the things we talked about, but not in detail small enough to mention here. The next thing that I know we are in a beach house my family used to rent for a week during the summers in Alabama. We are alone and painting different pictures on canvases. We just sat there for many long hours painting. Everything in this dream seemed to be taking place at sunset. That is all I can remember before I awoke.