The principle of moments
12.24.2007 |
This is one of my favorite photos of all time. I was 20 years old, roaming the streets of Rome with my father who had taken me with him on one of his business trips in December. We passed this alley way and there it was, the perfect Roman holiday scene. Lined up vespas, a tiny fiat, surrounded by enchanting old buildings with graffiti on the walls.... with a living tree decorated in white lights so slight of hand. Like a Christmas magic trick.
This Christmas Eve was so unusual. We unexpectedly went 4 wheel driving on the beach, a very Oregon thing indeed. This time though we found ourselves avoiding all of the scattered tree logs and driftwood that had washed up from the recent storm. So many foreign things on the beach we'd never seen before. Clouds of weird foam bubbles were gliding over the wet sand as if they themselves were living too. While the sandpipers skipped over them. It was a little alarming, but there was also something that felt truly wabi sabi about it, when the sun began to set.
Before we moved up here, I had read stories of beachcombers finding interesting things after a big storm like, messages in bottles, and lost cargo fallen off of ships. So, Shawn kept teasing me, "now go find the rich stuff"! (Rotten luck, not even one Nike.)
Happy Holidays Everyone, see you soon.Labels: Everyday_Magic, photography |
| posted by Liquid Sky Arts at 4:58 PM |
