The water splashes in my face each time I take short breaths between the strokes. Swimming amidst lakes, close to the trees, I see the plants, animals, water flowers. It’s like a hike in the water. Encountering the different smells, the changes in temperature, the difference in colours, shadows, and life. A group of carps are swimming below me without changing their pace, they don’t seem to take notice of me at all. The swans and ducks swim past, sometimes next to me. Without realising, I have joined a family of common coots, and we are swimming together a couple of meters through the water. Although merely just my perception, I encounter a sense of belonging in the water. A sense of being … [Read more...] about Joost van Wijchen – 30 DoS – Day 7