by LDUS2530 | Jul 14, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
How many times have you driven past the section of water at Dam Pond looking North as you rushed to meet the Orient Point ferry? Did you pull over and take it in? Did you acknowledge the fragility of the sand spit stretching across the horizon or felt...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 30, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
Way back in Covid time 3 or 4 weeks ago, when things seemed like they were finally relaxing, when shelter in place was lifting, I made plans to meet my good friend at the Ocean. Why not I thought? We would wear our masks and drive there in separate cars. It was...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 16, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
It’s so hard to resist. Even in these most serious of times, I find myself endlessly curious about the insides of other peoples’ homes. I’ve always taken a keen interest in the art on the walls on TV or in a movie. What is the art telling me about...
by LDUS2530 | Jun 2, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
Ever since I placed the geranium branch in my best-loved vase, I’ve had the craving to draw it. The branch leans so precariously on the horizontal. It’s shaped like the crook of an arm. The leaves are roundish with curled edges and tiny flowers burst open...
by LDUS2530 | May 19, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
As I do every morning, I was sitting in my spot, cup of coffee in hand, black mini-journal, lap top all within reach. A plastic contraption with three rigid buckles on my right foot was stretching my achilles heel on doctor’s orders. “Brrrring, Brrrring,...
by LDUS2530 | May 5, 2020 | Breath of Salt Air
When is the sea like a set of precious gems? It is when the colors are so vivid that you can’t believe that it’s real. It happens when the sunlight hits just right and the air blows clear and brisk. The colors can hypnotize you like a love potion. You fall...
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