Dam grateful

Unlike Georgia and Florida,

Western North Carolina is

simply not chock full of ponds and lakes.

Up here, unless there is a dam,

everything is a creek or a river.

This picture is one of my favorite

dam spots in North Carolina.

So to speak.

I've skipped a rock

across the surface of this small lake

with over 20 hops.

Of course, the temperature

had been blow 20 degrees for a couple weeks,

and the lake was frozen over.

Hence the good hoppage.

I've come here in the spring

and in the summer.

A beautiful area for hiking,

for skipping stones,

for just relaxing.

I'm grateful for leaves and rocks and water

in all seasons

of peace and renewal.

This photo was taken in November

when the leaves were still showing their colors.