Besides a Lake

Jane sees the huge mass of water just on the other side of the road, and smiles a bit. Sure it was a bit too cold to go swimming in autumn, but it was always nice to enjoy the lakeside scenery. Jane glances down the road before making her way across to a small patch of grass. She sighs and watches her fogged breath roll into the air as she just watches the water pass by for a while. Her gaze eventually wanders around to see a few peculiar sights...

Down to the right of the beach she could see a small sandy inlet that lead down into the water with a little parking area besides it, marking that area as manmade. But what was strange were a few puddles along the sand that somehow remained above the loose ground and seemed to shift in color.

To the left of the beach was a small group of trees and bushes that made up a tiny woodland area. She couldn't quite see anything beyond all the greenery but she was fairly certain she could hear some kind of squeaking noises deeper inside.

Jane frowns as she glances downwards to consider whether or not she should go and investigate either. In doing so she looks down to the waters edge and notices a strangely brightly colored shell. She didn't think that freshwater lakes even had shells, let alone bright purple clam shells.

Jane continues to contemplate her options. Maybe she could just head back home.