Waves

Water & Waves, originally uploaded by Gavatron.

We’re back from our annual kayak trip to Cedar Island & Northern Georgian Bay. We had a great trip: Ollie enjoyed himself (as usual) and Griff went on his first kayak trip. Rather than being the crazy puppy that we expected him to be, he cooled down after the first night and was a super-dog.

I’ve posted this photo just ’cause its the synthesis of Northern Georgian Bay: waves and rock, each ending where the other begins. In other words: no strict boundaries. And, if you think of the processes involved in the movement of rock and water, waves are a commonality. This exposed rock took its form underground millions of years ago—subjected to incredible heat and pressure, it was more like a liquid than a solid. Bands of molten rock folded on itself, just like wind pushes the surface of the bay into ripples and waves. Now, captured in the photograph, the forms echo each other and act as a reminder. A reminder that often, that when it comes to perceptions about the natural world, all is not what it seems. Rocks can be waves. If we returned here in six months time, I could probably suggest to you that, in the cold of February, that waves have become rock.