We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came. ~John F. Kennedy

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.  ~Jacques Cousteau

The loneliness you get by the sea is personal and alive. It doesn't subdue you and make you feel abject. It's stimulating loneliness. ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

so...i love the beach. love the ocean, the sand, the plant-life, the wildlife, the peace, the roar.


"my people" on my grandma's side have lived on the outerbanks and coastal north carolina for many generations (some go back at least to the mid-1700s)...i wonder if that's why coming here always feels like coming home? 


i could spend hours just ... chilling i guess. that doesn't really explain it, because it's much deeper than pure chillaxation. i will sound new-agey or like a tree hugger extraordinaire if i say that it feels more like communing with ... not really the ocean & shore. it's more like a gateway to some deep appreciation of the spiritual realm. i always have such an awesome  awareness of the pure much-ness of our Creator. i can feel His power, and His gentleness...his crazy magnificent creativity in a relatively simple atmosphere. so refreshing and rejuvenating. ahhhhhh. i love it. 


this is what makes me smile:
peaceful evenings.

and:

wobbly old piers.