Wednesday, October 2, 2013

sometimes summer can be too weighted with expectation.  and it can slip away in the speed of living it.  but when a stretch of warm, summery september feathers into october, it cannot go unnoticed. 
today, i had to slip away from the studio in the middle of the day.  something i rarely do.  the beachy warm wind smelled of my last chance to really sink into summer.  so i walked out the door and to my little beach, grabbing a bucket off the porch to carry my treasured finds.  and for an hour or more, nothing else existed. the tumble of waves drowns out any worry.  and the water gathers around my feet, making tiny pools of sparkle and lovely.  the pebbles murmur. 
 and when I leave, my skirt is soaked past my knees.  my hair is like twisted rope.  and for the rest of the day I can smell the lake on my skin and see my feet through a quiver of water





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7 comments:

  1. JenOctober 2, 2013 at 9:45 AM

    I wish I was there. You live in the most amazing place--like a storybook. Gorgeous pictures.

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    1. chasing lightning bugsOctober 4, 2013 at 7:04 AM

      you're right, jen. it's a lovely spot, that's for sure. you should visit kingston sometime.

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  2. valerietilsten59.blogspot.comOctober 2, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    I can feel the warm there with you, of the last days of summer. October can be also a kind month..
    nice photos
    val

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    1. chasing lightning bugsOctober 4, 2013 at 7:04 AM

      thanks val. i like that idea...... october is a kind month.

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  3. Angy is my name.October 6, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    When I'm oceanside I too feel a pull and release and pull and release ... it echoes the action of the waves of course but I think it's more than that... mother nature takes your hand firmly sometimes.. guiding you to what I'd clumsily term the "opposite of the naughty spot" ... as though to say - "Now shush... sit! Stop talking, just breathe" - and all we can do is follow her command.

    What a blessing ...♥♥♥

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  4. Emilie's daughterOctober 7, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    Oh! That is such a lovely and warm post! You did just the right thing and that you got carried away like a little girl proves it! A happy hour that will last for long! Christa

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  5. erleichdaOctober 11, 2013 at 3:31 PM

    oh! what a wonderful thing to do
    last sunday on my walk around the lake I felt that same feeling. I tried the water with my hand and it was already too cold. This weekend we'll have sunshine, they say, so you know something, I might actually do it. Last chance before winter comes...

    love your photos on insta Annette and I am glad we meet there :)

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