καιρός remembered

Still waters …

run deep. That is indeed the impression we get when we look at them from the right perspective, as we did in last week’s post when we looked down upon Diamond Lake.

But here, standing on the overgrown bank of the lake, we see nothing but a reflection in the still water. We cannot even make out the water itself, let alone its supposed depth. We can only infer its presence from the reflections of the tree branches we see. The water is so utterly still that it is almost impossible to distinguish between real and reflected branches. They merge into one great tangle of twigs and leaves, amidst which the still water of the lake remains hidden from view.
Viewed from a certain angle, still water runs merely skin-deep.

Photo of the week: Diamond Lake, above Lake Wanaka, New Zealand 2013