We stand at the corner post.
Do we go left or right?
One way is possibly success,
the other possibly failure…
But who is really to say?
One thing’s for sure,
sitting on the fence will get us nowhere.
Living in the Gap
January 29, 2012 – A Moment in Time at Fort Monroe
Scent of salt water in the air,
a touch of dampness against the skin,
chilled with the sea breeze,
and yet the sun still tries to rule the day.
Squawks of gulls flying overhead
flags whipping in the wind,
barking dogs and laughing children,
and the very hallowed ground where history made its mark.
Some things still the same, and some forever changed.
****pictures and post about Fort Monroe is forthcoming.
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Stunning picture, and in words too.
Was that ‘sitting on the fence’ bit meant to be ‘NOwhere’?
By: colonialist on January 29, 2012
at 4:44 am
Thank you, Colonialist…it was no where and when I edited a word in the sentence it took “no” out and I didn’t catch it – that’s what I get for writing and posting very late when I’m exhausted!!!!
By: suzicate on January 29, 2012
at 8:52 am
beautifully expressed.
By: Crowing Crone Joss on January 29, 2012
at 7:04 am
Thank you, Joss.
By: suzicate on January 29, 2012
at 8:59 am
Always a good read.
By: LeRoy Dean on January 29, 2012
at 8:41 am
Happy Sunday to you.
By: suzicate on January 29, 2012
at 8:59 am
Your picture just jumped right out at me – stunning! Picking direction can be difficult sometimes.
By: Carol on January 29, 2012
at 10:05 am
The corner post jumped at me when I was walking!
By: suzicate on January 30, 2012
at 7:21 am
Love the picture and the words to go with it.
By: pegbur7 on January 29, 2012
at 10:23 am
Thanks much.
By: suzicate on January 30, 2012
at 7:21 am
Suzi, that photo is absolutely beautiful!
As well as your inspiring words….
“One thing’s for sure,
sitting on the fence will get us nowhere.”
You’re right, until we make a choice, we’ll never know.
Happy Sunday, my friend!
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By: Ron on January 29, 2012
at 10:52 am
That’s the only way we’ll know for sure.
By: suzicate on January 30, 2012
at 7:21 am
It’s really weird about choices. We make them all the time. I think it’s important to “own” our choices. I’ve made bad choices that took me to dark places. And I’ve made good choices that changed my history in a positive way. But I’ll never point to someone else and say I succeeded or failed because of them.
By: Linda Medrano on January 29, 2012
at 1:31 pm
That’s a great way to look at things.
By: suzicate on January 30, 2012
at 7:21 am
Good thoughts, Suzi . . . and I LOVED this stone, especially the sound of flags whipping in the wind.
By: nrhatch on January 29, 2012
at 1:49 pm
Something soothing about hearing that over the water.
By: suzicate on January 30, 2012
at 7:22 am
Beautiful photo — love the angle and how stark the landscape looks behind the fencepost. Interested in hearing more about Fort Monroe, too.
By: Debbie on January 29, 2012
at 3:12 pm
I’m hoping to get to those photos sometime this week.
By: suzicate on January 30, 2012
at 7:22 am
Love the photo and the extra images in my mind that your words brought forth.
By: Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell on January 29, 2012
at 4:04 pm
I love it when photos make me think.
By: suzicate on January 30, 2012
at 7:24 am
Those old fences simply are not good perches! Enjoyed this a bunch, SuziCate.
By: souldipper on January 30, 2012
at 1:55 am
Know place to roost!
By: suzicate on January 30, 2012
at 7:25 am
That comfortable fence is sometimes a barrier.
By: terrepruitt on January 30, 2012
at 2:36 am
It absolutely is.
By: suzicate on January 30, 2012
at 7:27 am
Great post with a beautiful picture and beautiful words from you. It was a treat to read this post of yours.
By: Arindam on January 30, 2012
at 11:10 am
So thrilled you enjoyed it.
By: suzicate on January 31, 2012
at 2:33 pm
Evocative and gorgeous. And the truth here resonates.
By: Rudri Bhatt Patel @ Being Rudri on February 6, 2012
at 12:17 pm
Thanks, Rudri.
By: suzicate on February 6, 2012
at 5:55 pm