WAHHH' ter

Of course, I need water to live. But water does something else for me. When I'm submerged in it, I feel all fresh and anew, baptized all over again, --minus the crying. 

For me, water is liquid sensation, like a magic tonic. It always has been. Water agrees with me. As a child, I didn't care if the water I swam in was ice cold. As an adult, I do. *~*

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But a couple years ago, I did something that was water-related but --without water??

I strolled the bottom of a river, a drained river! The river had been drained in order to fix the dam. It turned out to be an exciting day. I'm so thankful I didn't pass up that opportunity. 



The dam that was being repaired.
I 'm standing in the waterless river taking this photo.





An ISLAND!!





The Boat Landing

The River Bank



I discovered many treasures on the bottom of the river floor: shells, fishing lures, colored glass, plastic toys, rusty cans, and lots of bottle caps. I had to be especially careful not to step on nails and other rusty junk.

I had given the river bottom plenty of time to dry out thoroughly before I went. But I'm sure the treasure enthusiasts with their metal detectors snapped up all the coins, jewelry, relics, and other collectibles while the river floor was still very slippery and muddy.

I wasn't that brave!

 

 

P.S. HAPPY  75th  BIRTHDAY,  MOM!!!! 

LOVE YOU!!!!  XOXOX  <-- lotsa wet ones   : )