Saturday, December 1, 2018

Life goes swimmingly

The eagerly awaited summer swimming season in Lake Bonney has begun.
Last week the sky was blue and the water was sparkling and calm - and cold. I did my usual leisurely swim for an hour or so watching the pelicans, enjoying the long view and  feeling meditative and refreshed.


Today with weather coming in I decided to head for the lake in the morning. It was already tempestuous with white caps and foam on the shore. The waves crashed and the water was cold. (Yes, I know it's a like but there's wind!)
I waded in and tried to swim. No hope of that. The waves were relentless and battering. I need the exercise so I did my usual hour - waving my arms around in their usual stroke while hopping and jumping over the waves as they rolled in. Not quiet, not meditative. I went home battered and tired.

Sometimes life's like that...

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