Unexpected Delight

Today was a true adventure because I spent the day out fishing and boating on the river with a few friends. It was all very refreshing. There was a time this morning when we went kayaking. We only had one kayak that could hold two people, so I spent some time waiting at the dock. I admired the trees and the river, and watched the larger motor boats go by.

The first motor boat sped along, followed by its wake. The waves spread to the dock where I was sitting, which was built very close to the surface of the water. Each wave from the sake passed under the dock and some waves were high enough to slap the dock's underside and leak through. This phenomenon made a rather amusing sound, like the sound of someone brushing a stick against the bars of a wooden fence. I watched, listened, and laughed. I don't know why I was so delighted by that sight and sound, but I was. I looked out on the river, hoping to see more motor boats. Soon there came another one, wake and all, and the delightful sounds under the dock occurred again.

There is so much in life and nature and people that can be unexpectedly enjoyable and fascinating. I am grateful for the sound of wake waves under a low dock.