I was enjoying a walk through my forested backyard when I suddenly noticed a small, overgrown path in a corner of the yard. That a path might be there, and that I might not have noticed it until now was not shocking, as we had just moved into this house in the middle of nowhere, and I hadn't explored our property fully. To tell the truth, the only reason I was exploring at all was complete boredom, as most of my possessions were still in trucks, making their way here but far too far away, in my opinion. For lack of anything better to do, I walked along the path, and noticed many animal tracks going down it as well, moving purposefully towards an unseen point on the path.

I followed the path, and presently heard a trickling sound. Was it a sunny stream, a waterfall, a great drooling beast? None of the above, but suffice to say, I had myself thoroughly worked up by the time I arrived at the small clearing at the end of the path.

As I cautiously pushed back the leafy branch blocking my view, I saw a beautiful marble fountain, sitting in a completely still pool. I cautiously stepped nearer.

I peered into the crystalline waters and recoiled in shock. Though the sky above was cloudless and blue, the scene below showed a starry sky!

Looking closer, I realized my reflection was not as it should be. Touching my finger to the surface of the water, I felt a strange sensation, as though my whole being was rippling.

As I looked into the pool again, I was startled to see the cloudless sky in the pool and a starry expanse above. My reflected self - what was it that made it odd? - waved cheerfully at me, and left. I left too, not knowing what would happen next, but knowing with a cheerful certainty that it would most definitely not be by any means boring.