Voyage – ebb then flood

Beached

‘Beached’

…the hiatus – between tides and voyages.

sometimes there is nothing but to wait…

‘Gone Voyaging’

an empty cradle

the vessel gone

mended and painted

fit for sea

put to sea

born again to voyage

‘You’ll Do’

…a little the worse for wear, old mate.

been there and done that.

nothing a lick of paint won’t fix.

good to go, ready to put out to sea.

another voyage awaits, a couple of spare rowboats if things go awry.

yeah, you’ll do…

‘Spiked Vortex II’

A shot of a boat house sitting serenely over water near my Auckland home.

I am not a boatie or sailor by any stretch of the imagination ,but I admire those who cast off from shore,voyaging ,for adventure on the sea.

So this place appeals to me.

It is by appearance a simple,linear design,with utilitarian function.Boats are stored inside and launched from it.

But it is also the departing place for courage and dreams and happiness, and that makes it magical.