With a weekend full of activities that already included an art exhibit reception, a 40-mile bike ride, and a baseball game, we decided to head out early this morning for some peace and quiet on a local lake. We had hoped to be on the lake as the sun was rising, but Mother Nature had other plans and the dawn began overcast and cloudy. As we launched our canoe we had the entire lake to ourselves, surrounded by the special stillness and quiet that is reserved for the earliest times of the morning. The lake was calm and we paddled near a shoreline that was lined with cattails and had lily pads floating nearby. As I looked at the lake surface and the reflection I felt like I was looking at a sheet of music with staff lines and notes placed in a pattern that was meant to be played and interpreted. Perhaps it was a prelude to the day that was just beginning — a time of wonder and calm when all the world seems still and all you have to do for the next hour or so is relax in your canoe, paddle on the lake, and enjoy the hours as they quietly develop.
well written. I can definitely relate to the moment you shared.
Beautiful image…so Zen. And that’s a good thing.
Beginning to think you have your own metro lake for all the great images of water and its environment. Must be close or you are a reeeeallllly early riser. The text was well done. Glad you took time to listen with your looking. The silence of winter camping becomes the most of silence. Made a hard copy!!
Interesting photo- it almost looks like a winter scene to me….
Sounds like your weekend was busy! Good luck with your exhibit!