Color photo. A mountain lake, reflecting blue sky. Old, bleached logs on the shore fill the foreground. On the opposite shore the mountains slope up to the sky, a mixture of rock, grass and trees.

On Monday a friend announced in group chat that she was spontaneously going on a hike; would anyone want to come with? She was leaving in 10 minutes.

As I read this I was unshowered, still in pajamas, and nursing my first coffee of the day.

Of course I went.

Nikon Z 7II

Talapus Lake