14th
2010
Patience…Grasshopper: This summer has been amazing in that the pond has been glassy smooth day, after day, after day…Unfortunately, all I can do is sit on the picnic table for a short period of time, gaze out at the pond and dream of kayaking…my paddle dipping into the mirrored surface causing small ripple after ripple to spread out from the paddle…spying a painted turtle’s snout breach the surface as it grabs a breath of air…fish jumping out of the water to catch a dragonfly meal…the great blue heron bursting forth from its resting place calling, “Kraannk”, as it flies to the opposite shore. Patience is a virtue, I am told…I am having difficulty with Patience because the pond keeps inviting me to play on its surface day, after day, after day…and all I can say is, “Soon”…Well…I must go stretch my back so it can heal…
