I recall that this particular Sunday, hit harder than other Sunday's, that the moment of recognition that the day had to end, would be lost somewhere between the bookend of the evenings sleep and the following weekend. I might recall the next Sunday of this particular moment, or look back to this photo as a reminder of that transient feeling of wading into the streaming flow of time, held afloat on the back of another day of the week. That we all feel this envy of ourselves tranposed upon the ideal of the day, is less comforting and more alarming, that we don't do more to create these moments in the majority of hours that make up our actual week. I close my eyes to envision this lighthouse, caught in the haze of my subconscious fog, and dwindling in the distance, the day has finally given us it's beauty just a few moments before it takes it away. I wake each morning, and in a sort of karmic jest, drive the half a block to the Sound's edge, and glance across the water to this lighthouse, stop every so often in these morning strolls, and snap off a picture of the same lighthouse, only just out of true reach.
Aloha Friday Motivation | Irish Pub Edition | #32
Sláinte and Happy Aloha Friday! ( Blog Link ) St Paddy’s day is a lot of things to a lot of people, the least of which is a celebration of the actual St. Patrick. In fact, if you looked from afar at the debauchery and hooliganism you would swear you were witnessing a celebration of Bacchus, god of wine and giver of ecstasy (of course substitute the wine for Guinness and Irish Whiskey)! In 2008, for an entire year, 52 consecutive Sundays, I spent my late morning into afternoons at an Irish Pub, Anna Liffey’s (The Liff), in New Haven CT taking in (too many) pints of Smithwicks and a troop of amateur Musicians who would gather from 10AM until whenever each Sunday to play an Irish Jam session, not that dissimilar to this video . Some Sunday’s saw 20 musicians, some saw two, but there was always music emanating from the traditional irish pub (conveniently located sub-street level) on Sundays. Every Sunday was St. Paddy’s day that year. Now, every St Paddy’s Day brings me back ...
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