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The Teacher Speaks

A Lesson at Moraine Lake

My wife, Kathy, had presented us with a gift of several nights stay at Moraine Lake Lodge as a Christmas gift.  It rained constantly during our stay—something I welcomed, as it created opportunities for a different kind of image.

One morning, it seemed as though the rain was letting up.  The lake was calm then, and many guests hurried to the shoreline to rent canoes. Soon they were paddling toward the far end, paying little attention to the dark clouds building in the west.

Then Mother Nature spoke.

Thunder echoed through the valley, and her lightning pointed decisively toward the tiny boats, delivering a clear instruction: “Return to shore.”

“Paddle faster.”, she said, “The Earth needs my rain.”

The lesson was quickly learned.  Nobody worried about the $160 canoe rental fee in the moment.  Good education is always expensive.

The long exposure captures our fleeting streaks for color, small, but still important in the big picture.