{"id":7,"date":"2006-01-07T19:33:03","date_gmt":"2006-01-08T03:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=7"},"modified":"2008-05-02T12:03:46","modified_gmt":"2008-05-02T20:03:46","slug":"toward-twilight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"Toward twilight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/GolfCartSurfing.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There is tremendous peace in the moments over the ocean when daylight slips quietly from the sky. One reality is exchanged for something softer, painted with blues and pinks that weren&#8217;t there three minutes earlier. As I trod the sand, my eyes strain to see details laid before my feet and my skin is jolted by the unexpected warmth of the air when I turn the corner from one cove to the next.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/TowardTwilight.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/twilightSurf.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tonight there is a strong, choppy, rushing quality to the surf. One guy is out there for a final ride, alone, paddlesurfing with expert balance along the shoreline. Standing up on his board with a long oar, he catches a few decent waves for fun and I gaze out wishing I, too, was upright on the water rather than standing on the sand.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/paddlesurfer.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/RealAudio\/ChakraSuite1.m3u\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/mscblue.jpg\"\"alt=\"listen to Chakra Suite\"\/><font color=#330033>&#8230;listen<\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/ASRecordings.html#AE\" style=\"text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/blogpix\/moregn.jpg\"\/><font color=#330033>&#8230;info about the music<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><font color=#417B68>Click on the blue music icon above to have some of &#8220;Chakra Suite&#8221; accompany the paddleboarder in the center of this photo. 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