A little time on our hands

Time at the lake is measured differently; it is slower paced. There is less of a need to measure the passing of time by hours and minutes. Instead, one simply notices trends such as the wind dying off or changing direction and birds flying to or from their roost. Significant events such as sunrise and sunset or moonrise and moonset tend to bring out the camera. They are awe inspiring.

Here are a few examples from a single day.

Sunrise through the trees ends the opportunity to sleep-in late (for all except Todd). Even with earplugs and an eye mask the beginning of a new day is hard to miss. Brenda and I take walks to photo-document our world. There are spiderwebs glistening with morning light, caterpillars nibbling grass, and flowers opening their blossoms to insects. There is also a noticeable warming trend.

In this photo Todd's friend Spencer seems to be thanking the setting sun for sharing its light and warming their day spent wakeboarding.

Just about dusk the light from the sun begins to change colors. Most of the colors have a wavelength too short to make the curve around the atmosphere from their origin to our dock. Those that do (make the bend) tend to be yellow, orange, and red - as evidenced in this photo.

After the sunset, the sliver of a new moon became evident in the western sky. Venus was also visible as the Evening Star.

A few days later the moon and Venus were much more obvious. One evening the sky was so clear that even Venus cast its beam of light across the lake.