After a late, lazy morning, filled with huckleberries and pancakes, one can only hope to partake in the something new that twinkles on the horizon. The air is warm and softly teases pink cheeks as the sun laughs down.
It's a lovely day to be alive, to breathe in the scent of pine as you manage yard work. Today is warmer than the past few, more lively, and happy to see you. Fall is on it's way, but summer has yet to bid it's final farewell. Once again you can leave the house clad in shorts. Tonight will be warm enough to enjoy a picnic in the serenity of the backyard with the company of friends or a good book.
And so today, before the evening warmth comes, it is time to meander along the river and let peace flow over you. Of course, if you should happen to wander off the Centennial Trail and climb on the rocks along the shore, new items will delight you.
Grasshoppers jump hurriedly away from you...bugs swirl on top of the water...mini waterfalls spread around you as water cascades between rocks...and if you look over toward your companion, you might happen to notice a reddish tint in the water. Peering a little closer from your perch on top of a boulder, you notice it looks a bit like a lobster. Curiously (yet gently) poking at it with a stick to 1) see what it really is and 2) show your friend where you're looking, it darts down.
It is a lobster!
Okay, well, technically a crawdad/crayfish/crawfish. It's surprising how red his body is, as he stumbles along the murky rocks. After a few minutes he disappears from your view on your vantage point. Who knew there were crawfish in the Spokane River? Kind of neat, actually, although surprising, given how contaminated the Spokane River is.
They do say you learn something new every day.
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