A small splash catches your attention. From your seat at the end of the dock, watch as a stone skips across the lake. On the shore of this lovely lake, someone is throwing naturally polished flat stones. Count the skips the stone makes. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. The ripples make expanding circles. They widen and cross each other, then finally reach you and continue under the dock.

The ripples slowly disappear then start again with a new stone skimming just above the lake. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Going farther this time. The smooth surface of the lake reflects the final rays of the sun. Your legs dangle and swing. Your eyes close for a moment while taking in the surrounding sounds and sensations of the lake.