Saturday, March 28, 2009

A Beach on a Windy Day

Some friends here in Texas have asked why we're moving to Whidbey Island. So remote from the urban life we've led for most of our lives. So damp. So far away. So....boring.

Yes, all true. But if you'd been there on this clear, chilly day last November, on this north Whidbey beach, looking out at the Straits of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean beyond, Vancouver Island to the northwest seemingly close enough to touch, a lonely American flag planted in the sand up just a few yards, you would understand.

Nothing to do but think and see and hear. And be amazed.

1 comment:

Vicky the Archivist said...

It is fabulous, and hardly boring given its location. Perhaps you'll want to blog about what it means to live atop a triple-plate conjunction prone to 9.0s. As your Benedictine geology consultant, I'm always interested in what's below the surface.