Photo of Long-Tailed Duck by Wolfgang Wander
"The Sound reflects both the light of morning and the calls of the ducks. I cup my ears and hear the Long-tailed Ducks' ah—oh-da-leep. Their call means it's winter—and it means I'm home. When I'm on a different coast, Long-tailed Ducks often make me feel at home. Among the gifts of the sea is a wonderfully portable sense of place. Portable because one ocean washes all shores. Like these migrants themselves, my sense of home goes where they go."
Home, trying not to be portable:
This house at Lazy Point
once sat on dry land
Video of Long-tailed Ducks
in Wig Bay, United Kingdom,
an ocean away from Lazy Point.
in Wig Bay, United Kingdom,
an ocean away from Lazy Point.
Thanks for this Larry. I needed that moment of peace in the midst of chaos.... I am struck by your idea that we need to consider home as something unhinged from the familiar geography. As someone who has worked in mobility and migration and war, this is a familiar idea, but I had never thought of it in these terms. Thanks for this addition to the work on place. It is deeply needed.
ReplyDeleteI love the images you have posted on your blog.
ReplyDeleteIt is our goal to maintain the beauty of our nature! Thank you.
This is interesting. I really like the images on all your posts, it makes a stronger connection for me. The video of the ducks makes me wish I was there.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this. The video of the ducks makes me wish I was there. Right now I am at home at my desk, reading blogs and trying to do homework.
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