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Have you ever been on a beach with sand so brilliantly white and water so passionately blue that it moved your spirit and sparked your soul?
Pomato Point, Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the Day: “On soft Spring nights I’ll stand in the yard under the stars – Something good will come out of all things yet – And it will be golden and eternal just like that – There’s no need to say another word.” – Jack Kerouac
Daily gratitudes:
A lovely day
Getting the knee-high grass one-third mowed with the push mower
Air conditioning
Old friends
Kelsea
It will be some time before I can return to Anegada, and I miss it. But I am thankful for the blessings in my life here every day, even for the rain.
Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the Day: “He learned to read the ocean by a cupful. He also learned to regard each port of call as part of the journey and not as the destination. Every voyage begins when you do.” – E.L. Konigsburg
Daily gratitudes:
Pink shoes
Puddles
Music
Snoozing on the bus
MKL
Kelsea
Yes, I am homesick for Anegada again. For sand, and sun, and turquoise water, for floating off Cow Wreck, and diving for conch, and walking for miles without seeing another soul, except for stingrays cruising in the shallows. For water from freshly cut coconuts, and for lobsters in their cages, and for Lauren and Linda. For days that drift by like seabirds, and nights that sound like the breeze in the palm trees.
Neptune’s Treasure, Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the Day: “Her grandmother used to tell her that a pink sky meant someone in the distance had just fallen in love . . . .” – Sarah Addison Allen
Daily gratitudes:
Outpourings of goodness
That Dutch is stil hanging in there (hence, the pink quote)
When Thunder Cat makes herself into a ball on the bed
Having MKL to snuggle with
Meeting some wonderful people today
Ninja tacos
Well, our massive blizzard fizzled before it happened, but it has left unseasonal cold in its wake, with temperatures dipping to eight tonight. With the wind chill, it will feel like -7. Brrr. So I will think of Anegada, and how different a storm is there than here.
Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the Day: “So we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” – Hunter S. Thompson
Daily gratitudes:
Being cozy at home with the cat
Poetry
Not having to shovel the sidewalk
MKL
Kelsea
The encroaching storm in this image is very different from the one that taps against my windowpane tonight. Mine is a fix of snow and rain and frozen stuff. The wind chimes are dancing to accompany the tinkling sounds of precipitation on the grass. Despite their dulcet tones, I would prefer to be on this catamaran, watching the water reflect the sky.
Pomato Point, Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the day: “The snow was too light to stay, the ground too warm to keep it. And the strange spring snow fell only in that golden moment of dawn, the turning of the page between night and day.” – Shannon Hale
Daily gratitudes:
A warm day before the storm
My slumgullion stew
Squirrels scolding something in the night
Music in my kitchen
How fortunate I have been to travel
Spring seems to be oversleeping in Colorado because it’s COLD and I need to remember that there are places like this that I can get to in less than a day. That’s a comfort, isn’t it?
Cow Wreck Beach, Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the day: “Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.” — Willa Cather
Daily gratitudes:
A roof over my head
MKL
Doing gratitudes when it’s hard
Dried roses
Busy house spirits
I have been quiet and uninspired of late, not wanting to write, to create, to do anything but read, and I do not know why. I do not feel like myself, and hope that it is only indicative of the passage of seasons, winter into spring, and that I will wake again to myself soon.
Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the day: “Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.” – Edwin Hubbell Chapin
Daily gratitudes:
Cozy snowed-in Saturdays
Laughter
MKL’s voice
The songs of new birds
Snuggly Thunder Cat
Trying to emerge from my shadow
A much-missed, familiar view….
Setting Point, Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the day: “She was a girl who knew how to be happy even when she was sad. And that’s important—you know ” – Marilyn Monroe
Daily gratitudes:
Pigeons with pizza crusts
A rose for my love
Water
Spring approaching
Staying hopeful
It’s still brrrrrr here. Something like -12 with the wind chill. So we’re still hanging out on Anegada for the photo of the day. I guess I’m a little homesick.
Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the day: “Grief is a most peculiar thing; we’re so helpless in the face of it. It’s like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less; and one day we wonder what has become of it.” – Arthur Golden
Daily gratitudes:
Geese, geese, geese
Iced green tea on an icy day
How my cold-spurred tears froze when they fell on my coat
Soft black leather boots
A shoulder to lean my head on waiting for the shuttle
If you walk south from Cow Wreck for a bit, you come to this bend in beach. It’s taken a beating from its open attitude to the sea, but it’s still lovely.
Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the day: “Of course, if you’re hoping for a perfect world, you’re bound to be disappointed. But an interesting world–now that’s doable. It’s right here in front of you.” – George Hammond
Daily gratitudes:
That my 16-year old still wants to stay up until 2:00 a.m. talking to me
A tidier room – not quite done, but better
That the struggle with the Christmas tree is nearly over
My first exposure to Downton Abbey
My small painting from Paris
