Wonderful Water

 

The theme for the WPC this week is “satisfaction.” For me, water in its many forms is insanely satisfying. From small burbling fountains to the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Water is audibly satisfying. It can be melodious or deafening. Water is visually satisfying. It creates never-ending patterns and designs as it moves, or as wind riffles its surface. It reflects sunlight and moonlight in dazzling displays, or lights or scenery in peaceful calm. Even its taste. There is nothing quite like the satisfaction of drinking cold water straight from a spring on a hot day.

 

Couldn’t Resist

 

The theme for the WPC this week is “unusual.” Not in the sense of a photo of something odd or uncommon, but in the sense of the photo being atypical of what we usually shoot.

I’m around other people in parks all the time, but I rarely make them the subject of my photographs. In this case I couldn’t resist taking a photo of this little boy who couldn’t resist the siren song of the water, regardless of the fact it was the frigid water of Puget Sound in the middle of February. He reminded me of me as a child. I could never resist the water either, regardless of time of year or lack of suitable swimwear. (I’ve been known to take a dip in sweats, which are highly unsuitable, let me tell you!)