Taking a Dip at Crystal Lake

Corey Corcoran
2 min readAug 10, 2019

Observed moments by the pond in Newton, Massachusetts…

Folks swim along the shore of a pond.
Three young people help apply sunscreen to one another.
Two bicyclists are momentarily stopped. One says “way too crowded.”
Swimmers crowd the shore of a pond.
Three people stand by a chainlink fence alongside the pond. A man says, “I usually do like a lentil and beet”
Two older women sit on a bench in the shade.
A father holds a newborn.
Folks with young children stand on a dock. A father says, “ten more minutes.”
Two girls hurry along the sidewalk in bathing suits.
Lilypads cover the surface of the pond.

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