A PLACE CALLED HOME
To most, this is a snapshot of driftwood and rocks on a rugged shoreline, and it could have been taken anywhere.
To me, this photo simultaneously took my breath away while overwhelming me.
Photo: Dan Lilly on Flickr (Used With Permission)
Perhaps it’s because I’ve taken the time to walk on shorelines just like that, on both sides of Vancouver Island, and have absorbed everything offered. What’s funny is that, in the comment section of his Flickr page, the photographer stated that the day was full of “gray, mist, rain” and that those conditions provided for a less-than-favourable day for photos. In my opinion, the “gray, mist, rain” only add to the perfection.
For anyone that’s spent time on a beach like this on Vancouver Island, looking at this photo is bound to be a sensory experience for you.
I can hear the quiet, possibly with a few birds in the distance. The near-silence causes an ideal circumstance to hear the calm water quietly lapping on the stones. Though chilled, the air is fresh and crisp, filled with the scents of pine, wet rocks, driftwood, flora, fauna, sea salt and peace. I can run my hand along the splintered driftwood while feeling the crunch and tumble of rocks under my rubber boots. Moments and experiences like that are incomparable.
For anyone that’s spent time on a beach like this on Vancouver Island, looking at this photo is an instant reminder of the comforts of a place called “home.”
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Home indeed.
This post brings back all the memories of running around on the beach, in the grey mist, with my family as a kid. Although the mainland is my home, I always have a special place in my heart for the Island and all of the good times and beauty that I have had the opportunity to enjoy there.
A sensory experience, without a doubt.
Reminds me of a huge driftwood teepee that I built with my kids on the beach by Roberts Creek one summer.
…gotta love the mist
Aaaaah, the Island. Enjoy your weekend lady!
Even though I’m a few thousand miles away from Vancouver Island right now (I live in England!) I look at this pic and can totally feel the stillness and the silence. I stumbled upon your blog last week, because I’m coming to the Island for a year in October (Starting off at Mt Washington for the snow season!! whoooo yeah!) and I’ve been doing a tonne of research to know what to expect to actually live there for a while. Anyway, I’m enjoying reading your posts and I get a little burst of excitement every now and then to think that I’ll be able to go sit on a beach like the one in the pic everyday if i want to!
Happy Friday, have a fab weekend