So near yet so far

If this is your first visit at iScatterlings, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

This photo is the epitomy of that phrase, “So near yet so far”. It’s a pitiful scene. The colourful skiff, the proud fisherman’s only asset and revenue earner, looks like it nearly made it to the last vestiges of deep water on the now long dry lake.

The juxtaposition of the last puddle of moisture in the midst of the mass expanse of the dry lake bottom vividly portrays a struggle to keep the boat afloat!

This begs the question - what are the fishermen doing for a living now?

Have they managed to engage their plight, analyse their options, make a decision that will benefit them and their familes going forward and put into action a new plan to provide for a new future out of the water?

So near yet so far