Is there another chair?
The title is a shard of a poem lodged in my memory, possibly by Baudelaire.
These two pelicans, flying and diving together in the shallow waters of Tampa Bay,
in time to their own music,
reminded me of the two humpback whales dining together off Cape Cod,
and the pilot whales, dancing in perfect harmony.
Occasionally humans can, without a word, step together harmoniously to shared music.
It's great fun when it happens,
and like the dance instructor said,
"Don't worry if you misstep, it's part of the fun and just like life.
Make it part of the dance until you can find the rhythm again!"
(Sorry, no photos of the humans dancing, as they are very difficult to photograph in the wild!)
The role that this block and tackle plays in controlling the nets on this work boat
looks confusing.
Close up it appears to be dysfunctional, as though it might jam,
if pressed into service.
And then there's the frayed end
that turns out to be the bottom of a splice that is stronger than the rope itself.
Like our connection to each other,
it's complicated,
but it works.
Funny how different colored shutters
and a couple of pink chairs and flamingos can brighten your day.
Here's a beach house that shares its joy on the outside,
for anyone who walks by on their way to the beach to enjoy.
Someone has found paradise and made it their own!
"A" Street, on the way to the beach, St. Augustine Beach!
This is one of the guardians outside the Paper Moon Diner in Baltimore.
She watches over a fun staff and good food and
an eccentric collection of "stuff,"
as you can see by the hundred or so Pez dispensers in the window behind her.
It's amazing what a little imagination can do for an old diner!
(The old diner being the restaurant, not the person writing this!)
It's great fun enjoying a meal there!
Gleanings From Living Long