Refracted Perceptions

All last week while that storm was going on wherever it was, the water surrounding our island was a gray blue. Now the storm is done, and the bay is back to beautiful bright blue. The waves have shrunk to normal size.

When I go down the hill to clean the pool in the morning, I spend some time watching the water. It is so clear, like liquid glass. I was delighted to find that when a wave swells to just the right height, I can look straight into it and see what's below. Refracted light paints a picture of the floor of the bay inside the wave, and as it advances, it looks like the rock and coral are peeling up and folding into the wave.