The Stream that meanders through the valley

 The stream meanders through the land and on its way over many years, possibly  thousands of years, has cut a deep course in the earth and now is very slowly wearing away the rock.
The stream in late spring with silver light from the sun sparkling on the water
Primroses on the stream bank
The ford in summer with the stream just down to a trickle
The ford after the snow has melted