The Eastertide of Utah Lake is an awakening of a grand measure. Arising with a stretch and a proverbial wiping of it's crusty eyes. The Lake beggins to present a renewal of life as shoots of green arise at the shores from dormant roots. Seeds that found refuge in fertile ground before the winter's blanket covered them can now prove their worth in life's struggle for nutrience. A resurgence of beginnings in fish spawns, as different species begin their journey to their very origins, bringing life to a new generation. Waterfowl search for safe harbor for successful nesting. Secret rookeries will line the banks of the massive lake, hiding in solitary protection the young egrets. Soon we will see multitudes of ducklings and goslings paddling behind their progenitors, and baby coots with their awkwardly orange necks trying to fit in with their adult piers. All, acting in obedience to that creator which set them in motion. Spring is beautiful.
A Different Kind of Spring
The spring of 2020 offers some special challenges to us all with new cultural changes in our society amid the new CoVid-19 virus in it's pandemic assault. To some it is more than a cultural challenge as they experience the loss of a loved one. Or, the economic effects that leave people in financial uncertainty. There are long term concerns and effects in new laws and policies. It seems lawmakers have difficulty removing what seemed so temporary at the time. American people have still not recovered lost freedoms from the 9/11 attacks. Where people do not volunteer there mutual cooperation governments often intervene for common protection. In my own city there is talk of pickleball courts and golf courses being shut down when so many of these activities and functions can be done in a safe manner if the people would use safe distancing practices. A wise man once said "For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law". Wouldn't that be nice if people would stop and ponder how their actions can affect others and especially societies policy makers to do the same. I find myself concerned that some renegade lawmaker will shut down Utah lake when it is a perfectly virus safe kayaking activity in a 26 mile long lake just because a few people can't put in a small amount of effort and behave in a mutually beneficial manner.
“In the presence of nature, a wild delight runs through the man, in spite of real sorrows.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whatever nefarious circumstance we face at the present, this shall also pass. Spring is the newness of life and it is an extraordinary event to observe. May your Easter be filled with the love of those who surround you. Keep paddling!
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