Water, Water Everywhere

Lights flicker on and off, windows rattle from the battering of crazed winds, and my roof struggles to stay attached. I would check to see if my flight is delayed, but both the cable modem and the phone die each time the electricity dips. I wait as long as I dare, then venture out, into the storm.

On sunny days I know how lucky I am to live in an area, surrounded by water. When golden light shimmers on the waves, nothing is more tranquil, but when the weather turns, it can get downright ugly.

As I drive over an earth and rock bridge at the low end of Tampa Bay, I'm overwhelmed by ferocity of the dark gray waves as they collide with the bridge's stony banks. Sea spray assaults my car shrouding the road in ambiguity and deepening my uncertainty. High tide has brought the Bay within inches of the road, and I press on comforted only by a shaky faith that I've already seen the worst.

I've heard that the Eskimos have hundreds of words to describe snow. I suddenly feel the need to bolster my lexicon for describing water.

What dominates your landscape? What words do you use to describe it?

Comments

[kimberlee]

messy, loud, busy....oh did you mean OUTSIDE my home?! We still have snow beneathe the pine trees in the back yard and the crisp cool air today felt nice until the wind whipped up and dispersed the nice pile of yard waste I had spent 45 minutes raking...I do love spring. Thanks for stopping by my blog!

[debby]

Northern New Jersey.. traffic, smoggy, people..people...people.
South Jersey..beach, seagulls, vast ocean, boardwalk..beauty

[emily]

Are you at my house?There is water everywhere here and it doesn't seem to be draining away in places.It's awful.