Carrie and I visited Matthiessen State Park in LaSalle County, Illinois in November, 2016.
We are walking along a riverbed that in the spring is usually swollen with rushing water from the winter melt-off. On that day, however, the melting snow and Summer rains are past and there is only a trickle compared to earlier in the year.
This once plentiful waterfall is host to just this smaller, gentler cascade that also reveals how the heavier flows have cut into the surrounding rock. We loved the serenity afforded to us on that Fall day and the memories of the gentle sounds of the water and the breeze still remind us of that beautiful beautiful, peaceful day together.