Some of y’all might recall the Club 400, our water craft from circa 2012. I’d long forgotten about her, she who sat deflated in our shed lo these many, many moons. And then earlier this week, LCB emerged from the shed with a giant lump of brightly colored floatation devices, two oars, and a pump. […]
island living
Thoughts on the Sea #17
He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea. George Herbert For other thoughts on the sea, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, and #16.
Thoughts on the Sea #16
Ah! What pleasant visions haunt me As I gaze upon the sea! All the old romantic legends, All my dreams, come back to me. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow For further thoughts on the sea, see #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, and #15.
The Biggest Boys on the Beach
If you live on a barrier island, the sand underneath you is an ever-shifting thing. Wind, water, and varying amounts of time all like to take those fine particles and move them, sometimes in one direction only to move some of them back again a short time later. In a storm, for example, much of […]
Winter Island Solitude
I’ve mentioned before that the best time to visit the islands of the Carolinas is in the autumn, when the crowds disappear but the warm temperatures remain. But if you are looking for a bit of solitude this winter, I can’t imagine a better place to be than here, where it’s possible to have the coast […]
Thoughts on the Sea #15
How inappropriate to call this planet “Earth†when it is clearly “Ocean.” Arthur C. Clarke For other thoughts, you may want to check out #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, and #14.