My mind slowly wanders away from the problems that have chased me for weeks to this very moment where they slowly sail away on the winds that move me.
The water slaps the hull in rhythmic ways and counts the moment in cut time gently rocking me to a sweetly reasonable state of mind.
I don't know how to sail but would like to learn, yet each time I get the opportunity I am too relaxed to move and end up watching and letting others do the work.
There is something really nice about being on deck enjoying the moment as my glass is being refilled and appetizers being served.
This is off the coast of California between Newport Beach and Long Beach harbor on a cruise with some friends a 6 years ago. Three years after this photo this boat was involved in an accident and the owner was killed. Tragic. My favorite thing about photo is how the story can change and the image remains the same. I love being able to capture the moment and leave the story untold for just that moment until it unfolds in it's own unique way. Sometimes good and sometimes bad.
