Swamping the Senses

Place: Marshy wetlands (in this case, near the mouth of the Mississippi River)

 

Scents:

• The tang of saltwater
• Fish

Sights:

• Brown pelicans perching on ragged stumps
• Seagulls flying overhead
• Abandoned fishing boats
• Buoys
• Sunlight glinting off the water; stormclouds gathering over the water
• Ships heading toward the wide mouth of the river
• Brown water turning to blue as it flows from the river
• Marsh grasses blowing in the breeze
• Flat earth and water, as far as the eye can see

Feel:

• Steady winds blowing in from the water with nothing to slow them down
• Heat shimmering off the water
• Warmth of the sun

Sounds:

• Gulls and other birds
• Water lapping against the land
• The wind blowing over the marsh grasses
• Fish splashing
• Ships' horns

Tastes:

• Salty tang on the breeze