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Ocean on Fire
Posted in Oceanic Exploration with tags blog, blogging, education, fire, light sunset, mother ocean, nature, nature photography, ocean, photography, sea, splash, Tahiti, Teahupoo, water on September 24, 2014 by allisonlabineSea Fever
Posted in Poetry with tags adventure, blog, blogging, energy, john masefield, ocean, ocean blog, ocean poem, poem, poetry, sailboat, sailing, sea, sea fever, seagull, ship, sunset, wild, wild call, wilderness, wind on March 25, 2014 by allisonlabine
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Photo: © Spring break 2014
Sea Fever
By: John Masefield
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.
*A trick is the time spent at the wheel of a ship. Spume is the froth or foam found on waves.
Photo: © 3/14
Our Thoughts
Posted in Photography with tags action, blog, blogging, character, inspiration, long island, nature, new york, ocean, quote, thought, travel photography on August 21, 2012 by allisonlabineWe are ultimately defined by our choices, but our thoughts guide us to the choices we do make. Think on the life you want to live, the person you want to be – all you already do have.
Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words.
Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions.
Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits.
Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character.
Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny.
– Author unknown
Photo by Allison LaBine; Long Island Sound
Simple pleasures
Posted in Photography with tags blog, blogging, happy, life, long island, nature, new york, ocean, photography, pleasure, quote, saying, sea, shell, travel photography, water on July 14, 2012 by allisonlabineThere is a simple pleasure in faint sound and smooth touch.
Photo by Allison LaBine; Greenport, Long Island
The Dunes
Posted in Shared Inspiration with tags blog, blogging, clyde butcher, dune, footprints, joy, nature, ocean, peace, photography, poetry, quote, sand, sea, sun on July 6, 2012 by allisonlabine
…and the world fades away to nothing but sand, salt, sun, and another pair of footprints just over the dunes. – Allison LaBine
Photo by Clyde Butcher
http://www.clydebutcher.com
Stand your ground
Posted in Inspiration with tags blog, blogging, bravery, courage, crab, long island, nature, new york, ocean, photography, sea, stand your ground, strength, travel photography, wise on July 4, 2012 by allisonlabine
“Be strong enough to stand alone, be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes.” – Mark Amend
Less than the width of half of my thumb, this crab still stood up to me.
Photo by Allison LaBine; Greenport, Long Island
Beauty of your dreams
Posted in Shared Inspiration with tags art, beauty, blog, blogging, dream, hope, inspiration, life, nature, ocean, painting, peace, quote, rainbow, sea on June 27, 2012 by allisonlabine
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Artwork by Ashton Howard. http://www.ashtonhoward.com
Net of wonders
Posted in Shared Inspiration with tags blog, blogging, cousteau, inspiration, nature, ocean, photography, quote, sea, wave on June 21, 2012 by allisonlabine
Red house by the sea
Posted in Photography with tags blog, blogging, greenport, house, long island, nature, new york, ocean, photography, quote, red, sea, travel photography on June 18, 2012 by allisonlabine
“The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.” – Isak Dinesen
Photo by Allison LaBine; Greenport, Long Island
The way to Shelter Island
Posted in Photography with tags blog, blogging, byron, greenport, long island, nature, new york, ocean, photography, poem, quote, sea, shore, travel photography on June 13, 2012 by allisonlabine
“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar…”
– Lord Byron
Photo by Allison LaBine; Greenport, Long Island
