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gingersea — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:19:31 +0000

Goodbye, Block Island, beautiful even on a winter’s morning!

Be safe! We’ll see you again in the spring.

Views near Golden Grove

gingersea — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:55:39 +0000

Moonrise this evening, about 7pm at the State Beach. The wind was strong; sand flew in our faces; and the clouds raced at breakneck speed. The moon alone seemed to keep the world from blowing apart.

Views near Golden Grove

gingersea — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:43:18 +0000

A clear-sky sunset has an undeniable Apollonian beauty, but I think I prefer the unsettled, moody sunsets amid turbulent clouds.

Views near Golden Grove

gingersea — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:13:28 +0000

With a hey, ho, the wind and the rain…

The storm moved onto the island a little before noon today. It’s blowing and pouring, battering at windows and roof. The US Weather Service is predicting sixty-mile-per-hour gusts. All the ferries today are canceled. We are snug inside and enjoying the show. But it does seem appropriate to post last night’s breathtaking sunset, unsettled and intimating a change in the weather.

5:40 pm

5:50pm

Views near Golden Grove

gingersea — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:32:25 +0000

October 16, 2011. Sometime between when we left the house and when we lined up at the ferry terminal, this unlikely cloud formation appeared in the sky, lit from below by the setting sun. It seemed to forebode a serious change in the weather, but instead vanished within minutes, leaving no trace.

Views near Golden Grove

gingersea — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:23:01 +0000

These days the sun is setting pretty far toward the south end of Sachem Pond. Last night the sun ducked behind some clouds just before setting. No sharp red sun against the dunes, but it lit up the sky.

Views near Golden Grove

gingersea — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:00:29 +0000

Monday, September 26, 2011 was a warm, sunny day on the island. But as the sun tilted down toward the west, the fog rolled in. It was thick on the north end of the island, surrounded by ocean as we are, but the sun peered wanly through the fog as it set over Great Salt Pond.

Views near Golden Grove

gingersea — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:18:52 +0000

Yesterday afternoon the rain clouds rolled in. The wind picked up; the air smelled like the ocean. Thunder growled a warning. And then the rain broke loose. I closed the windows and kept working. After a while, the sky grew lighter, and when I looked up the sun was shining again, long, late afternoon golden light slanting through the pouring rain.

Wait a minute.

Late afternoon sunlight…in the pouring rain…

There must be a rainbow! A perfect end to this beautiful (Jewish) New Year’s day.

As if the rainbow weren’t enough, the sun put on a show too.

Views near Golden Grove

gingersea — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:30:07 +0000

My friend Jennie is visiting me on Block Island today. It’s a work day. We’re both trying to get past some form of writers’ block on our novels. But that’s no reason not to take a walk on a beautiful day. Here is what it looked like from our beach this afternoon.

Views near Golden Grove

gingersea — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:41:24 +0000

Dan and I have been here on Block Island since Thursday, and just as the United States Weather Service forecasted, it’s been cloudy and occasionally foggy and rainy. It’s been beautiful, and I’m not complaining. It’s always beautiful here on the island. But the last thing we expected was any kind of color at sunset. So, imagine our surprise when…

This is a gift. This is why we’re here on the island.

This is why we human beings are here on this Earth. The planet is beautiful, and we are here for only a short time. Appreciate it. Take care of it.