Rocks and Sea

‟After the extravagant gesture of creation in the first place, the universe has continued to deal exclusively in extravagances... .The whole show has been on fire from the word go. I come down to the water to cool my eyes.”
― Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

 

Throughout the night the sea laps at the rocks. Then the dawn fire eases over the horizon with theatrical lighting.

A particular morning lingers in gold.

Another lavishes colors from the palette of water and stone.

Rocks force the water into crests, dissipating energies the sun has invested in the sea and air.

Water atomizes over the rocks in colors blended from the sun and sky.

An opposition of natures resolves into processes of destruction and opportunity at the intersection of rocks and sea.

Eider ducks forage in the turbulent zone.

Their life force cycles a bit of the drama back up into the air, resplendent in creation.

The extravagance proceeds to an infinite standard of beauty.