Smooth crossing

This is the view from the ferry boat from Whidbey Island (Coupeville) to Port Townsend. During the 1/2 hour ferry ride I had to get outside though the open space on the boat; downstairs about 30 vehicles and their passengers waited patiently for the crossing. I was not one of them. Too many views to see and if there is a mountain or natural creation to see, I am not going to miss the opportunity.

I do not know what it is but there is something about the water to me that is therapeutic. I speak to many people who long to live next to water - some of them do. What is it that we long for? Is it the strength of the waves against the shore, or perhaps the natural ebb and flow of the water lapping to the sides of the boat - the rhythm of life and energy. Or could it be the gentle swell of the entire body of the sea wooing us to this love of the vastness of this resource?

However, I know also that the water brings danger. All along the coast line are tsunami warnings; at any time, the undercurrents of the plates could collide in an unwanted way to create incredible power that will overwhelm and destroy; we have seen the results of that devastation in other parts of the world....yet it is possible here too.

For the time that we have today, the sea is beautiful and calm; just right for a day to breathe in the clean air that we have in abundance across the waters.