Paradise Globe
The whole time I was in Cedar Key I felt like I was at the bottom of a snow globe. The birds flew up near the ceiling, and the clouds rolled across the width of it like snow falling and stacking. In the evening I sat at the edge of the bay’s shore where the tides tilted in and out and watched as a fat contented sun slipped off a shelf of clouds. It broke on the top of a tree-lined horizon, spilling a flood of orange light. Then in one subtle shift, as if someone holding paradise in their hands had gently tapped it, darkness descended in a hush.
February 27th, 2007 9:46 am
ooh how beautiful. and what a lovely image.
sigh.
February 27th, 2007 11:08 am
beautiful sentiments, colleen. and the photo just reiterates the thoughts….lovely…
February 27th, 2007 1:15 pm
So glad you enjoyed your getaway. Sounds like it may have cleared your soul a little bit – at least shoved the ‘heavies’ to one side leaving room for much imagination and warmth – a very good thing.
February 27th, 2007 3:15 pm
It sounds like a very calming and peaceful experience. I still have on my list of things to do before I die…. watching the sunset in the Pacific Ocean, watching the sunrise on top of a mountain in the rockies, being world champion ice skater. OK, well not the last one. 🙂
February 27th, 2007 4:35 pm
I like the snowglobe comparison. I have never thought of it that way.
February 27th, 2007 5:21 pm
I love sunsets and doing what you’re doing in this picture.
I dream of summer! You must be so refreshed after your holiday.
February 27th, 2007 5:31 pm
What a great image and picture. xoox
February 27th, 2007 5:37 pm
I wish. The vacation is wearing off faster than the ice melting in Floyd. I know I was there though because I have the photos to prove it!
February 27th, 2007 5:58 pm
What a beautiful description of sunset — so lovely and mystical.
February 28th, 2007 9:24 am
a lot of emotion in that photograph.
February 28th, 2007 9:01 pm
beautiful post