Between Tide’s Push and Pull

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Sundown - Parksville, Brisith Columbia

Away from Dad’s home – a July summer’s evening looking out over the water from a favourite Parksville, BC beach, a beach both our kids shared with their grandparents. Always a family destination, this beach was the place in which my son and daughter and I perfected our sand castle engineering in the hours between the tide’s push and pull of the ocean. In early morning, while everyone slept the beach was a calm, quiet destination for fretting through intricate tangles of melody and rhythms on different guitars, Celtic rhythms in 9:8 time in DADGAD tuning or the bass and rhythm riff of a Dave Matthews tune. Where are You Going and Crash in to Me are songs I first fretted at this beach.

Quote to Inspire – Photography is one big scrapbook of your Life. – Lisa Jones

Listening to: Big Jet Plane by Angus and Julia Stone

4 thoughts on “Between Tide’s Push and Pull

    1. Lumens Borealis's avatar

      Hey there, Jim:

      You’d get a kick out of the cloud structure that graces Edmonton between mid August and mid September; the drive anywhere between Edmonton and Calgary is spectacular at sundown.

      Take care … 🙂

  1. lily's avatar

    Such drama in that sky, such contrasts of lights and darks everywhere.
    It’s good to see you and your photos and writings again. Hope your arm heals well and speedily. ~ Lily

    1. Lumens Borealis's avatar

      Hello Lily:

      Winter’s look-back through photos has me seeing more of the beauty that I have witnessed … the challenge is to slow myself from the frenetic and look around; John O’Donohue uses the analogy of getting the speed down in a car to that of what’s suitable for Con Amara … ‘ down, down, down ‘; that’s one of the things photography is good for – developing sight for what’s around us and slowing our gait to Life’s pace.

      Thanks for looking in and your encouragement. Take care …. 🙂

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