random thoughts – Day 2,303 (Sunday) – floating

Today was dedicated to floating. My friends live down the road from a lake and this afternoon the three of us gathered up the floats and headed for the water. The lake was surprisingly quiet for a summer Sunday/holiday weekend. Over the course of our time on the water, there was a pontoon boat out, a jet ski, a couple paddle boards, a kayak and a canoe, a sailboat, and us with our inflatable floats in a small inlet down a couple stone steps from a small beach area.

To the lake!

The quiet was perfect. We bobbed in the water for about 90 minutes, drifting this way and that in a small area. A guy and his young daughter were there when we arrived, and there was adult conversation about the various houses on the lake while the girl used her swim mask to explore the lake floor.  

Later, a couple arrived with their two very well behaved dogs and the humans had a chat with my friends about their respective homes, chickens, goats, and the local bear. 

The dogs had different approaches to the water. The Jack Russell Terrier spent all his time swimming to fetch a ball, return it to the beach, shake himself off, stand there admiring his prize, then letting the humans know he was ready for another toss. The companion dog, a pale yellow larger dog of unnamed breed, gingerly approached the water and took a very long to time to enter it while her make human petted her head and encouraged her to come have fun. Then she walked around a bit in it before she was done.

Time was gooey. We weren't on a schedule, so we didn't need to be mindful of it. It was relaxing floating on the water, which felt smooth and silky. A perfect Sunday, really.