I took a couple of pictures while I was outside the other night, there was only a small amount of water running in the canal at the time, but I couldn’t help but marvel and how peaceful it felt. I ended up sitting on the bridge; listening to the water course beneath it as the sun set. It was all so very relaxing, I imagine folks from the most stressed out of occupations (futures broker, account, lawyer, doctor) would have been able to relax fully there.

I ended up taking this shot while on my way back home. The sun had almost disappeared completely and it was getting dark. The water below looked so lovely.

Hard to imagine that this same canal courses with murky and polluted water, right? All sorts of substances are illegally dumped into the Rio Grande and canals themselves. Septic cleaners have been known to dump the contents of their trucks in the river, not to mention the fertilizer and pesticides that find their way into the water. Then there are the folks who throw their trash (and sadly pets) into the canals and river as well.

Anyone want to go for a swim?