Fading Light
Going down slow
Time passage
Able to see
Some creative venues are consistently reliable within a circumambient opportunity.
“And the evening sings in a voice of amber, and the sky is softly humming.” -Al Stewart
Delicate Dawn
Morning glow
Between dimensions
Streams of matter
Cosmic secrets manifest in a continuous progression.
“Veil after veil of thin dusky gauze is lifted, and by degrees the forms and colours of things are restored to them, and we watch the dawn remaking the world in its antique pattern.” – Oscar Wilde
Ocean Lake
Gray day
Quite still
Rain imminent
Some overcast days exhibit an impressive dignity.
“What a soft thoughtful time, in this illusory gloom.” — Vera Nazarian
Island Wetland
Critical habitat
Maritime climate
Associated buffers
A swampy area is located at a high elevation point on Jamestown Island.
“While it may seem easy to lump wetlands, marshes and swamps together, they all have some unique characteristics.” – Anonymous
Wild Shore
Cold sea
Long slant
Winter sun
Cold winter days on the beach stimulate invigoration.
“So, you see, my heart is held forever by this place,” she said. “I cannot leave.” – Susanna Kearsley
Pirate Cove
Secret past
Sense of recollection
Know just what to do
A still winter morning on the lower James River.
“You belong somewhere you feel free.” — Tom Petty
Confluence
Felgates Creek
King Creek
York River
Looking north across the junction of two creeks and a river estuary.
“Patience is the river that finds its way to the sea, by flowing through many confluences.” — Mladen Ðordevic
Wetland
Distinct ecosystem
Saturated by water
Seasonally
After a rain the swamp refills.
“There is no wetlands with water.” — Lailah Gifty Akita
Low Tide
Lens flare
Estuary
Footprint
Many things must come together and contribute to the aesthetic imperative.
“We see the world, not as it is, but as we are — or, as we are conditioned to see it.” – Stephen R. Covey
Better Still
In the thrall
Differentiate into
Interrelated epigraphs
A new creative tool can push the aesthetic trajectory in different directions.
“The central point of the work of art is the work as origin, the point which cannot be reached, yet the only one which is worth reaching.” – Maurice Blanchot