![]() The water is magical in that it teems with life. Not “far” in the sense of distance, but if I got stuck over there somehow, I would be SOL…unless I swam back. So, on Saturday, I decided to go beyond my comfort zone and paddle over to the rocky islands directly across from the resort, not quite two hundred yards, with a maximum lake depth of 60 feet in between. For weeks I’ve had a routine that I liked-an hour-long paddle, mainly along the shore-but which was becoming boring. I love kayaking, and it’s a blessing to be able to kayak whenever the mood strikes, which is around 5:30 a.m. I haven’t seen anymore copperheads on my kayak, so that’s a plus. ![]() ![]() ![]() The oppressive days of 100+ degrees and extremely high humidity have finally given way for the time being to the more bearable 90s, and all in all, life is good here in the Ozarks. “If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.” – Loren Eiseley, American philosopher, educator, anthropologist, ecologist. ![]()
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