The Day We Were Hoping For

This is the kind of day we all were hoping for. The day before yesterday the weather was uncertain, and the mosquitos were swarming. Yesterday it rained and blew and got progressively colder all day. But today... today the wind was gentle, and the sun was warm, and the sky was blue.

Now, as the sun crosses the sky, heading toward the treetops across the lake in the west, even a little bit of falling rain is magical. The sun still shines, and the gleaming droplets of silver-golden fire bounce on the water.

The last intrepid swimmers refuse to leave. With the sun low in the sky making us squint, it is impossible to see their faces. But we know their voices. And we know the shapes of their silhouettes dancing against the setting sun, dancing in the silver-golden rain, dancing in halos of shimmering light in the water around each of them.

Yes, this is the day we were hoping for.

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Half Mile Lake
Gowen, MI

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