# Lake bouquet *We're smelling nature in issue #194 of your weekly poetry shot* By [trpplffct](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct) · 2024-05-17 poetry, nature, ambergris, lake, travel --- > _Algae and > a hint of sunscreen, then > a distant note of alpine herbs and > molten snow: that's the scent > of the lake._ A morning dog walk, on the boulevard along a lake shore. Not many people are out and about yet in this resort town. A few dogwalkers, some runners and staff at some of the kiosks setting up shop for the day. The sun is shining, the water is calm. And as I look out over it, I take in the smell. It has so many elements. Some of it I can actually detect, some are maybe more evoked memories or images. In any case, it's a moment of bliss. * * * _You can now support this inbox poetry magazine via_ [_Hypersub_](https://hypersub.withfabric.xyz/collection/trpplr-cca62pscfxmo)_. Get the weekly poetry shot poems and other poetry NFTs airdropped, enter a monthly poetry postcard raffle and join the Trpplr chat for creative confidence building._ [ ![](https://storage.withfabric.xyz/loom/ef691fcc-8851-4738-84d1-7a4c1534774c.jpg) https://hypersub.withfabric.xyz Subscribe to Trpplr on Hypersub ------------------------------- Trpplrs are sending ripples of poetry through the world, to make it more fun. As a Trpplr, you will get: & the great feeling of supporting poetry; & one... ](https://hypersub.withfabric.xyz/collection/trpplr-cca62pscfxmo) * * * ### Poésie de la vie [ ![](http://i.vimeocdn.com/video/775207620-8f574af11b95ece368d57750200f3a1a02ec26a31ba451c954aaf9d719ed67f4-d_1280) https://vimeo.com/ Ambergris --------- Ambergris is a valuable commodity, however there is a lot of bad info out there about it! Bahamians need to know how to find it, and that living and dead whales don't contain any! ](https://vimeo.com/319522802) Water and scents. Who doesn't think of whale poo then? Enjoy this fun video explaining what ambergris is. --- *Originally published on [trpplffct](https://paragraph.com/@trpplffct/wps194)*