The Sea
"Do you have a cure for me?"
"Why yes," he said, "I know a cure for everything. Salt water."
"Salt water?" I asked him.
"Yes," he said, "in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea."
~Isak Dinesen, from Seven Gothic Tales
For me, the cure has always been the sea. When I need to clear my head or just find a calm place, I head to the ocean. I did just that somewhat spontaneously a couple weeks ago. Threw my bike in the car, a small bag of clothes, and headed to Rhode Island for a couple days - the Ocean State! What a lovely couple days. Biking along the sea, walking on the beach, taking photos, eating good seafood, breathing salt air - close to perfect. Yes, the cure!!
I'm posting many photos today. Some look alike, but for me they're all different. The sea changes dramatically moment to moment and I love trying to capture its various moods.
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Ah, the sea... I am home.
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Sunrise. The promise of a new day where anything is possible, even the sun breaking through this incredible heavy cloud cover. Which it did.
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Crazy wild wind my first day there. Catch a wave!
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grey is often the color of a peaceful day
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Before sunrise. I admit to having to set an alarm clock for this shot. Do people really wake up ready to go in the dark?? Not me. But, what a gorgeous time of day. Well worth crawling out of bed, especially with the ocean a few steps away.
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| Bless the ships at sea. |
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A desolate beach can be wonderfully restorative. It was.
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salt air - part of the cure
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