The "Memories Of The Caribbean Brought Back To Life" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Wednesday, April 4 and I was walking around the pond at nearby Longs Park in Lancaster, Pennsylvania taking photographs of the fish and other wildlife.  It was a beautiful Spring day and the birds and fish were enjoying the huge lake as well as the bread and fish food that a few of the local residents were throwing to them.  The water was a deep blue, but you could still see the fish about 20 yards from shore and about a foot deep feeding on the bread that a few of the visitors to the park had brought with them.  I had my camera with me and was able to get a few good shots of the fish about ten yards from the shore line.  I had a great time that morning and decided to return a few days ago to see if the fish were still as hungry as before.  Parked my car and headed back to the same location where I had visited previously.  Wasn't long before I realized that the water was a different shade of blue, and that I had a hard time trying to find the fish in the green-colored water.  

Caribbean colors in Lancaster, Pennsylvania?

Even the brightest colored koi were hard to see below the surface of the water.  I loved the color of the water, making me realize it looked the same shade as the water I was accustomed to during trips to the Caribbean.  But, you couldn't see more than a few inches below the surface of the water.  I later read in my daily newspaper that the water in the 3-acre spring fed lake has warmed considerably and made it harder to see below the surface of the lake.  The algae growth has made it harder to see as deep as before and therefore the water has become more greenish-blue than when I visited a few weeks ago.  I do miss seeing the fish as I had during my earlier visit, but the water does remind me more of when I make my visits to the Caribbean during the year.  I must admit, since I will probably not be  making a trip to the Caribbean anytime soon, that it brings back the memories that I enjoyed while floating on an inter-tube in the Caribbean.  I guess that can't be all that bad!  Maybe I should head home and grab my inter-tube!  NOT!   It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.