It’s been some time since we hiked at Edgewater. Today, the lake was calm and pale blue in the morning light. Huge flocks of house sparrows surged into the trees near the trail. They swept up into the air in a mass of fluttering wings and moved as if driven by a single collective mind.
Pale clouds decorated the sky out over the lake. They broke the monotony of the blue sky and moved gently in and out of various formations. I loved the way the sky and lake and land formed tidy visual layers topped with the subtle, unruly clouds.
We stopped at the spot where we always see killdeer and quickly found one of our friends. It was small and vocal. I think perhaps it was one of the young ones that just hatched this summer. It shouted at us and skittered across the sand, standing up tall every now and then and looking at us in a childish display of bravery.
Many of the rocks along the break wall are carved with names and romantic gestures rudely etched into the stone. But just east of the pier, we found a beautiful and intricate carving of the terminal tower.
We looped back toward Lakewood and followed the break wall past the willow where we found a flock of ducks bathing and fishing just along the shore. It was a treat to see them so close; they looked lovely in the blue-gray water!
