Water, Water Everywhere

Oct 12 2008

Published by Marianne at 6:51 am under Uncategorized Edit This

Here in New Hampshire, we’re blessed with an abundance of water. Wetlands are common and the humidity is high. This moisture is probably the reason why the flora is abundant and grows quickly and easily. In fact, I spend most of the growing season here trying to keep the woods from my garden! Weeding is a daily ritual, and even then I can’t keep on top of it all.

But, I do love the water. We have a lovely creek running behind our house. It typically dries up by August, but this year we had a couple of former hurricanes come through and all the rain kept our creek active. It contributes to the incredible number of mosquitoes, but we have bats and dragonflies who help with that little problem.

My daughter loves the creek. She’s spent hours exploring it… finding new rocks or scooping up a bit of water and peering at it through her microscope. Nearly every day she could be found, pant legs rolled up, knee deep in water and mud and the glory of discovery.

Me? I just love the sound. Running water is such a soothing noise, don’t you think?

So, I look at our creek, and I smile.