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Writing 101: Where Would I Go?

April 8, 2015 by carol anne Leave a Comment

Sunset at Sunset Beach

I am participating in Writing 101 on WordPress.com

If I could zoom through time and space at the speed of light I would go to the ocean: my ocean, Sunset Beach, Cape May, New Jersey. I will always go to the ocean. It’s where I am most whole and most at peace. Standing on Sunset Beach at Cape May Point at the end of the world before Mother Ocean fills me with the belief that I am part of the infinite universe. It is here, at the end of the land, wrapped in Mother Ocean’s comforting embrace where I believe most deeply in God’s grace and glory.

Here at the southernmost point in New Jersey you can watch the sun set below the horizon without an obstruction. The sun dips below the horizon as day fades into night. The quiet and stillness of the moment when the dark overtakes the light and blue hour begins is awe-inspiring. It could very well be my imagination but at that moment when the darkness settles over the island the world stops spinning and a hush and stillness blankets the land. All is right with the world for a few fleeting quiet moments.

National Photo Month (day 26)

May 26, 2012 by carol anne Leave a Comment

This photo was taken the day after a horribly cold, wet, stormy October night. We were in Cape May for a Ghost Tour with Craig McManus, a psychic medium and author of The Ghosts of Cape May books, but I was sick and it was cold and stormy and wet so we opted to stay in lest I catch my death of a cold and end up one of the ghosts of Cape May.

The next day was one of those bright, beautiful, crisp fall days you read about in tourism pamphlets and so we ventured out of our hotel room. This is one of my most favorite photos. At the time I was working on capturing the sun reflecting on the ocean. It’s not quite perfect but it remains one of my most favorite photos. This was taken with my first point & shoot digital camera, a Fujifilm FinePix A500. (October 26, 2006)