Thirsty Lake

Waiting Patiently for Rain.

The weather forecast called for rain, so I headed out for a walk along the lake in hopes of getting caught in a downpour. It’s been at least three weeks since the last significant rainfall and the unusually warm days have made everything thirsty.

As the lake level drops, grasses that are usually up to their chins in water are now exposed to air and sunlight. Some of them are still standing tall and reveling in the last blast of summer – others are just giving up and starting their inevitable fall-to-winter dormancy early. Lily pads, giddy with the balmy days of a long extended summer, proliferate wildly.

“No spring nor summer Beauty has such grace As I have seen in one Autumnal face.”

John Donne

A few teasing drops of rain rippled the edge of the water, then decided to withdraw till another day. But I have confidence in the faithfulness of nature so I enjoyed this tranquil setting and went on my way satisfied.