Quiet Moments By the Sea . . .

On the day before New Years Eve less than two weeks ago, the penultimate day of the year, we took an evening walk along the bay to get out and stretch the legs. No storms that afternoon, just the timeless show of sea, horizon, and clouds . . .
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Time to head for home, as the sun sank low, working her alchemy on the water, producing pure gold . . .
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Even after the sun had slipped out of sight, the light show continued in quiet splendor . . . made me think of the Chesapeake Bay, where I watched many a sunset in years past . . .
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Subtle colors out over the water, with the lights of the port of Roscoff in the distance . . . where one can catch the ferry to either Portsmouth or even Ireland, were one so inclined . . .
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This is not an advertisement for Volkswagen, just the full moon rivalling the electric light for brightness in the rapidly dimming sky . . .
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While out in Brittany at New Years, I noticed a photograph in a hidden corner I hadn't seen before. The young girl is la Grenouille's grandmother, with her mother, la Grenouille's great grandmother . . . I photographed the photo, to save it for posterity . . . I met her grandmother only a couple of times before she passed away, well into her nineties. . . a sweet soul . . .
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And now for something completely different . . . I'd been wondering for some time how to go about adding a little slightly more personal music to the blog, and finally got around to finding what I hope is a fairly simple solution via a file hosting site. I wrote this piece probably about 20 years ago, and it is the only song I've written that was ever "released" publicly in any form. . . on a cassette tape, thanks to the efforts of my old friend Scott S. who played bass guitar, mandolin, and twelve string guitar on this, while I did the rhythm guitar and vocals (if you can stand to call them that...) When I click the below link, it opens my media player automatically, I hope it will work for you too, if you have the patience to indulge me here. . . (I know, I'm asking alot; after photos, poetry, and now... home-made music... baring my soul... taking big risks...)
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Owen - Standing On The Brink.mp3
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