While enjoying a picnic lunch last Sunday in a little park in Port Perry located on Lake Scugog, I was observing how people always gravitate to a location near water. Is it primal? Our bodies are composed of a large percentage of water. The tidal pull from the moon is a daily occurrence. The sound of water brings many memories to us. We drink it, wash with it and play with it. Fishing! Boating! Many wildlife and of course fish live in the water. Depending on your belief in all the evolution theories, perhaps some species did come from the water to the land. A beach on the ocean, lake or river is always a common destination worldwide. It was the main transportation historically for man. Faster by water than land! Those vacation brochures- the best beach in the world! A house or cottage near water is desirable property. We build ponds with little fountains in our backyards to have water. A backyard pool still is a status symbol.
Movies have had water in their title. A recent film- Water for Elephants is one.
Some of the water vegetation is quite picturesque. Do you like the bullrushes and the water lilly pads? I found them to be quite symbolic.
A solitary water lilly. What story could we make from it? Can you hear the bullfrog? Do you expect a fish to jump and eat a mosquitoe? I look at the picture and feel like writing a poem.
Little bits of memories of Lake Scugog, staying at your mom's place there, being visited by my dad there, learning to shoot dad's .22 there, skeletons of muskies on the shore, and so on.
ReplyDeleteWaves, like flames, can entrance us. Rhythmic, constant, repeating. Lakes and streams and oceans have so much life in them. But, it's the shorelines that are most interesting and bountiful.
Life's a beach ...