The water doesn’t require the warmth of summer days to sparkle. All it needs is a bit of light. It adjusts the facets of its waves to receive it and then sends it back.
The effect is pure mystery. One of the most marvelous sights in nature to behold, it’s a wonder how light bounces on the ripples and waves. Walking along the salt marsh trail, sparkling waters can often be seen at sunrise. Sometimes they’re accompanied by the rush of tidal waters while at other times they’re silent, accompanied only by the sound of your feet walking on the boards of the bridge.
The shine on the surface of the water speaks nothing of the deep and dark that lie beneath. By itself, the sparkle lends an air of lightness and fleeting happiness. In contrast, dark waters say nothing. They are wordless and endless, full of the inexpressible unknown. Both the sparkling surface and the dark, pondering deep are intertwined into one body, and that is perhaps the greatest mystery of all.
Serene and calming photos and words today – just what I needed on a Friday. I’ve always lived near “big water” – the ocean in Hawaii and Lake Superior. Peaceful or raging – it always soothes my soul!
Cindy, once you live near ‘big water’ it’s hard to imagine living anywhere else.
Oh sparkling water is so beautiful. Calm sparkling water soothes my soul (Cindy, really? Raging water soothes your soul??) Sometimes choppy water makes me nervous. As the years go by, it’s easier to just be present with the choppier water. Weird, huh?
Kathy, choppy water can be nerve-wracking in a small craft, but it’s not intimidating from the shore or a bridge. However, I wouldn’t be surprised if Lake Superior waters were nastier than the Atlantic at times.
I like to watch light on water, too. My favorite effect is sort of a net of gold glinting on the surface when the water is very clear. I have twenty-leven other favorites, too. When it comes to water it’s pretty much all good.
Gerry, it IS all good… and fascinating too. Could an abundance of glinting gold light on the water be the reason your spot is called ‘Torch’ Lake?
Wonder if the raindrops are making sparkles of any kind on Grand Traverse Bay today. Must check it out later, as I remember to ponder the deep.
Pamela, rainy days are good ones on which to ponder the deep. I hope you didn’t get too many raindrops. We had just a few before the sun came out again.
Those photos are beautiful. I too love going to our beaches on Lake Michigan and photographing the water at various times. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Jessica. The look of water changes at least as often as the sky. You could make a whole collage just of your water images.