University Pond

These lilies cover the university pond across from the dorm. Every morning they open up and smile their shiny pedals. By mid-morning, when the sun is bright and hot, they close up and hide until night. They cover this pond so thoroughly that it looks like you could walk across the lily pads.

Makes me think of the time my family was canoeing on a lake and came to a a spot of thick algae or seaweed or something. My dog, sitting in the middle of the canoe, was anxious go get out and thought we had reached land, so she jumped overboard. She quickly realized she would need to swim to the real shore and gave us a good laugh.