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| Water is the driving force of all nature. ~ Leonard da Vinci |
A life source
on its own - I look with admiration at the water that flows against the mossy
green embankment. The crowd pushes gently but I stand my ground. A lady dressed
head to toe in red, white and blue spills beer on her half eaten pork pie. But
she does not mind; she continues to munch on the pastry and ground meat. There is chatter all around me, excitement,
boredom, anticipation. When will the flotilla arrive? I look at my watch – it
is only two. I know we have at least another two hours to wait, the Queen is
still to get on to her boat at Battersea.
Others are with
family and friends - I am on my own. I don’t mind. The river is my company. I
search the waters surface but I see nothing. No roach, no bream, no perch yet I
know it carries more than this. I
envision the deep, below the murky depths: eels playing with plastic bags.
The two hours
feel like days, finally my watch tells me it’s almost four o’clock. Suddenly a
trout jumps into the air as if it knows. The crowd cheers and I smile. Any minute now the Queen on her Royal Barge
will pass along this part of the river; sailing over 346 kilometres of Liquid
History.
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