Tranquility

I like people and enjoy being with them, but I love getting away from the crowds, the noise, telephones, the bombardment of activity and the tyranny of schedules. And so it was that I arose early Sunday morning, poured a cup of coffee, and simply enjoyed the peaceful view from our vacation home. We were here extra early this year and certainly beat any traffic on the road and any activity in our little bay. And yet, it was like a warm summer day, with the temperature eventually reaching 21C. There were no orchard tractors, ski boats, children laughing and shouting, rhythmic irrigation sprinklers, radios or TVs. Only a pair of geese squawking as they herded their brood of 7 young goslings along the shoreline. 

The early morning light is different in spring than later in the summer months. I have been mesmerized by this view many times, but today it was particularly beautiful with the almost flat lake drawing the reflections far into the water, and the crisp blue skies exaggerating the saturation of the spring colour in the leaves of the distant trees. The scene is strangely fall-like but in a few days the greens will darken, the leaves will thicken, and the reflection of the trunks will not be as clear. 

Our panoramic view is ever changing, with the seasons, the weather, the time of day, and the time of year. It is a place where one is required to just sit and stare, to forget the cares of life and just bask in the beauty of God's creation. Maybe one day we will do it for more than the time it takes to sip a cup of coffee or two.