January 21, 2010

Walking on Water


This boy walking on ice made me nervous. Temperatures had been in the 40's all afternoon and part of the previous day so the ice was getting thin in spots.

His friend watched with concern and asked him to come back. I told him that I had just seen some geese fall through the ice. "Where?" he asked.

"Over there." I pointed in the direction of a little island near where a creek enters the lake.

"It's strong here," he said, giving a little jump to prove his point.

"It'll be awfully cold if you fall through." I didn't know him so I didn't want to over-do the warnings; it could encourage bravado if he felt challenged.  His friend urged him to come back to shore. He did. Both boys got on their bikes and rode off.

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