sail away

Today my friend Kathy and I escaped from our normal routines and took the ferry tour of Rhode Island's lighthouses. It was so much fun to put my face in the wind and watch the light sparkle on the water. The tour was wonderful, and once again brought that frequent thought that we don't often enough take advantage of the natural beauty in our own backyard. Perhaps we should think like tourists even in familiar climes; fresh perspective can be found just in looking in a new way.
But the best part of the day was careering from deep conversation to unfettered hilarity with Kathy. Although we try to get together often, it somehow works out to be only a couple of times a year. But we make the most of it when we finally pull it off.
How grateful I am for the ocean and for friendship.