Taken in response to todays photo 101 challenge – ‘Water’
Ok, I’ve got lots of great photos of water. Still lakes, calm blue seas, or sea with white horse waves skipping on it’s surface. There are waterfalls and swimming pools, ponds and puddles, but none of them really conveyed what I wanted to say.
We’re always being told that, to achieve happiness, we should be grateful for what we have and not worry about what we don’t have. The one thing that brings this home to me every day is that I am lucky enough to have clear, clean water, on tap, to use as I want, how I want. Not just cold water, but hot water too. I can shower and wash my hair, have clean clothes everyday, I can drink it neat, or boil it to make tea, I can grow things to eat, and hey, grow things just ‘cos they look pretty too. I have a toilet that flushes all the waste away, out of my sight and mind. I have a pond teeming with beautiful fish, yes, just for my pleasure.
I could go on, but you’re probably thinking ‘yeah, yeah, we know all that, get on with it…’, but we should always, always, remember that this is a luxury, there are thousands, millions probably, of people in this world who still don’t have access to clean water, or if they do, they have to carry it miles in containers to their homes. Do you know that around 500,000 children die every year from disease caused by drinking contaminated water? (see WaterAid for further info)
Whilst I enjoy a glass of wine (or two) I hope I never forget that I am privileged to be able to have a glass of water now and then, straight from the tap. Cheers!
Rebooting 
perfect interpretation of today’s assignment, really like it
Thank you so much!
Great photo and story. Very clever of you.
Thanks Debbie 🙂
Beautiful image. I suspect that it was more difficult to capture than it looks.
Yes, was running all over the house to find the right spot! I’ve got quite a few, shall we say, less successful attempts! 😉
Well done! It is important to be grateful for the everyday conveniences we take for granted! And I nice simple photo of a very precious important substance of life!
Thanks Jeff!
Superb shot, and I share your thoughts on this.
Many thanks Rebekah!
This was very good – a great reminder to be grateful for simple things! Most of us have so much, we are very fortunate. Like the photo also!
Thanks so much Betty!
Amen. Every time I take a shower I thank God for indoor plumbing, for hot and cold running water, for the fact that I can move all of my appendages, not having to depend on someone else to bathe me or wash my hair for me. I am thankful that I don’t have to walk a mile to a water pump or several miles to a stream to retrieve water and carry a heavy load back to my domicile. There are countless “little” things to be thankful for every day. God is good.
Having a soft pillow is also another daily blessing!
Here in Milwaukee, I’m surrounded by the largest source of fresh water on the globe – the Great Lakes. I don’t take that for granted. My tap water is superb. Great tribute to the theme, Kaye!
Thank you. And thanks for having a good look ’round!! 🙂