Life :: Buse Lake

At the beginning of November, there was a once in a lifetime phenomenon happening at one of the lakes just outside city limits... And no, you don't need to recalculate your monitors - the lake really is purple...

The day was extremely cold, and blustery... clouded and windy... but we ventured out regardless. There was that nasty hydrogen sulphide smell, reminiscent of our quarantine days at work, and a weird soft sand/mud along the shore... but how many people can say they've seen a purple lake?

There are probably fewer than 10 places in the world that have the rare purple colour - and even less that are the stunning shade of magenta from top to bottom. It results from a rare purple sulphur bacteria that live in the oxygen void parts of the lake... at this season, this year, the purple can be seen from top to bottom when taking samples from the lake.

We spent much of the time calling for Fizz and Scrappy Doo to stay away from the lake - who knew what sort of twisted and crazy things were crawling around the lake, and how that would make them feel if they drank it or something... Haha. Poor dogs.
In addition, it was great seeing Fizz in front of us the entire walk. With his bad knees, he's often dragging behind, but he even pulled together the energy to jog ahead at a time... Although it was short-lived.

It was a short lived walk, but I think it was well worth it to experience some of the otherwise, natural, wonders in our area. Who else can say they witnessed and experienced the purple lake... Although, I have to admit, it's not someplace I would go often...