Mel, I've had similar experiences with lily pads here around Houston. Paddling on the Sheldon Reservoir a few months back, the surface was fair coated with lily pads. The bow of the K-light gliding through them set the pads spinning in opposite directions like green gear wheels. The sight of the slowly whirling pads, each sprinkled with pearl-sized beads of water, was hypnotic. The Sheldon Reservoir is about 20 mi NE of Houston geographically, but much closer to LA in the feeling of the place. As my friend and I were putting in we were approached by a good old boy who was carrying a sack and allowed as how HE wouldn't go into the water in a boat that a 'gator could bite through. Turns out that what he had in the sack were fish heads that he'd brought to feed the 'gators. He was kind enough to change his plans, though, and he left without summoning all of his friends for supper. janet, somewhere south of No Tx *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 01 1999 - 20:54:41 PST
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