Fog

1/26/10
1000 hrs Patchy fog, wind S.W. @6kts.
The fog lifts to reveal a blue heron ornamenting a cluttered raft while grebes swim past. After catching a fish, they surface with it wiggling in their beaks and, giving their heads a vigorous shake, down it goes.

1045 hrs.
Like some phantom ship from bygone days, Ocean emerges from the haze revealing her rugged work boat lines and fishing rig to give our fair harbor some funky class. Paul built this beauty years ago and Dave had a hand in her construction.
It's odd. Even as we celebrate Bainbridge Island's rich maritime heritage the forces gather to destroy it.

1200 hrs.
Wicca and her neighbors turn to face West when the ebb sets in.
Where do we find the myths and stories that speak to our present condition? The story of Noah tells of our persistence in the face of God's judgment, but the myth of the flood predates the good book by many centuries. The spiritual history which the early church designates by the word Noah discloses a profound truth that eludes a mere literal reading. Although the story relates events that transpire in the unseen realm, they interweave with the world of practicality and politics.
The skeptics of global warming may have their reasons, but try telling them to a South Sea Islander wading through his hut and watching his precious pig go down in the Briney deep.
There is William Blake's print showing Urizen, symbol of rationality cut adrift from the mooring of deep feeling and charity, sinking in the abysmal waters of materialism. Could this be the same sea Noah so wisely navigated? It's the same ocean threatening to inundate us all: Corporate takeover of politics, consumerism, and a few wealthy individuals funding lobbyists to displace a poor and long established liveaboard community.