Silt-Coated Turtles

8/2/2023, water R, 86tri, 3:30-5:30

Wind: 5mph from SE
OC: 7+

Quiet peaceful overcast day
Mourning dove calls soulfully
Endless depths of green blue water in 4SE and 1
Surrounded by rattling cicadas and brushing leaves
Silt-coated turtles surface, then disappear
Geese, not so shy today, pass by ahead nonchalantly
Clouds emerge clearly, then wrinkle in the water
Brilliantly sparkling water with western paddling
Such awesome tranquility