Path to Nowhere

060409: I might have explained this in an earlier post, so forgive me if I'm repetitive. The "weeds" on the very South end of our beach, referred to by me as the "hayfield," start growing before the water level rises from the snow melt. As the water rises, it kills the weeds and when the water level begins to drops what is left is a nice clean beach. Any weeds left behind clearly indicate the high water mark for that year.

In 2008, the water level did not rise very high so consequently we had an abundant hayfield last year. A natural, clean path from the South end of the Park to the water's edge is created by the customers walking through the growing hayfield. We would get a chuckle out of watching someone disappear into the hayfield, maybe see their head bobbing occasionally and reappear down near the water.

This year the water is much higher and as it rises it has nearly covered the hayfield. The water will melt away last year's hayfield. However, as the photo shows, there is still a path - directly into the water! My intent was to photograph the trail, but the pelicans swam into the frame. In their rush to get further away from me they swam right up the path.