coot, fulica americana, swimming across a quiet pond

across afternoon alone away being bird birding birds break breaking calmness clean contemplation coot depression divorce drought ecology environment evening glassy images independence leaving lone loneliness lonely meditative mid mirror mood moving natural nature peace peaceful pensive pond preservation preserve purity quiet reflected reflection relationship resources rest ripple ripples sad shallow shimmering shiny single smooth solitary solitude somber still surface swimming under warm water wet wetland wetlands wildlife winter