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Under a gray sky the belt of white water lilies look as if laid on glass. Sometimes when the wind is right the fragrance reaches us in camp. Sometimes the lily tract is vivid green - makes green lines - wide belts - on the lake. The foot of the lake at breakfast time is white spotted with lilies, but before noon they close till the next day. 
When the wind blows & ruffles the open water the lily pad water is smooth except for running lines. [[image - pen drawing of lily pad water ripples]]

[[margin]] Full moon [[underlined]] Aug 9 [[/underlined]] [[/margin]]

A brilliant sunset over Washington & the ranges with pink clouds reflected in the lake to paddle through was followed by a clear pale green band over the dark shore timber reflected black in the lake. Yellow camp light came out & the whippoor-will called. Then the big ^[[insertion]] round [[/insertion]] yellow moon rose over the forest & was reflected in the lake. 

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Sometimes at sunset sun balls will lie on the water.

[[underlined]] Aug [[/underlined]]. 20 - The sun sets to the left of Washington now. It did set right over W. After a brilliant yellow - the colors