I take off my flip flops and walk slowly into the Ocean. As I stop and let the cool waves wash around my ankles, I look down and watch the golden powder of sand glittering under the water. Still high up in the clear sky, the sun is slowly descending in front of me, touching my skin with warm rays. I look at the seemingly never ending horizon and it seems obvious that the Earth is round – it’s almost as if I could see the shape as I move my eyes from one side to the other. The waves are restless and they seem to reach higher and higher. They carry a few surfers with them, up and down, dark shining silhouettes against the sun.
I keep walking until the water is up to my thighs. I just stand there, mesmerized by the movement of foamy waves and I don’t want to look away; I am allured by the Ocean. It’s as if the Ocean is reaching out to me and hugging me with the waves; it’s as if those soothing waves are meant only for me. Are they suddenly higher? Are they wrapped around me more intensely, or is it my imagination? I have a feeling that the Ocean is calling me and wants me to submerge completely. I am used to the cool temperature by now and I just stand there, listening to the gentle ocean wave sounds. I am quite sure the Ocean is telling me something and I listen attentively for a while, trying to make sense of it all. I ask some silent questions and the Ocean answers; it fills me with the calmness of the universe. I smile.
Then my baby is suddenly there with me, he has the camera in his hands and the tripod. We take lots of pictures and re-create the romantic pose we came up with over a year ago when I was visiting from Toronto. It feels good that this time I don’t have to go anywhere. It feels good to be here with the love of my life.
You should take a trip to Fletcher Cove; maybe the Ocean will tell you something…
I would love to hear what it has to say!