As the swimmer depends on water, so the writer depends on language. To swim well, we must let ourselves be enveloped by the water, sink into it, become a part of it. To write well, we must similarly let ourselves be enveloped by the language, sink into it, become a part of it.
HOLE IN THE LAKE - On a summer cottage - me toying with the camera - I asked my son to hit the surface of the lake with a boat oar. After a few tries, the photo above was captured.
The photos of moving water have a tendency to surprise; quite often they present something unforeseen in the shapes and reflections. Without exception, they have an aspect of beauty in them.
