Baby Island – The Life and Times of a Small Place
Whidbey Islander Paul Shapiro has created a contemplative piece about Baby Island – a very small place.
BABY ISLAND The Life And Times Of A Small Place from Paul Shapiro on Vimeo.
Whidbey Islander Paul Shapiro has created a contemplative piece about Baby Island – a very small place.
BABY ISLAND The Life And Times Of A Small Place from Paul Shapiro on Vimeo.
I live on an island. Each morning I look out on this. Light reflected off water dances on my ceiling. Of course this is the Northwest, we have a few gray, rainy days. I’ll get to those later. At the moment I’m enjoying the fresh sea air, the spring sunshine, the sound of small waves…
I love this Edward S Curtis Puget Sound scene. Puget Sound is most often depicted in blues, greens or grays. This image stands out just by it’s sepia tones. Then there’s the quality of contemplation and well earned repose in the figures, along with the gentle atmosphere of a calm summer twilight. Mmmm, summer’s coming….
WOW! Speaking of living on the waterfront. I called my daughter this morning and found she’s on vacation in Hawaii. Cell phones are almost worth the montlhy payment to keep them going. I knew she was departing soon, but didn’t know the day, so my call found her just back from a dawn walk on…
On a sunny afternoon in mid-December the woods at South Whidbey State Park – where huge, old growth firs allow only filtered light to reach the forest floor – were chilly and damp. But beyond the trees I could see that the beach, on this almost Christmas day, was merry and bright. On a sunny…
In twenty or so years on Whidbey, I’d never taken the bus north. Typical American, I’m tied to my car. But this trip I was headed for Coupeville and the Penn Cove Water Festival, a celebration of native culture, maritime history and care of resources. Driving my blue beast of a truck, with its oil…
Sleeping in Dublin The leafy neighborhood of Ballsbridge is just a few blocks from downtown Dublin, and a fifteen minute walk from Trinity College. It’s the perfect location for visitors who want to be close to everything, but would like to get some sleep. I considered booking a room in Temple Bar, but this trip was…