The writing on top is in Hebrew. It is the blessing for lighting the candles on the eve of the Sabbath. If you try to read it, you need to go from right to left.
Is it wrong to mix these two religions in this post? I don’t think so. Religion in its most elemental form consists of people seeking God in one way or another. Candles give off light, just like the sun, the moon and the stars. All people share the gift of light, regardless of religion or no religion. So, as in this church, anyone can light a candle anywhere and find peace in the light.
And anyone can find God when listening to Mozart, even in the dark.
Notice the sign. In big letters it says WARNING!!! NO LIFEGUARD ON DUTY. Isn’t that enough warning for those who might consider swimming? So why do we need 3 exclamation points? We don’t need even one.
Recently we heard from a surfer dude who wants red flags to be posted in October when the water is dangerous. But maybe this sign is more than enough to try and discourage dopey daredevils.
And the sign says “No Diving!” Is there any way anyone could dive at this beach? I suppose someone might walk over to the pier and dive in, but if anyone is so inclined, the little message on the bottom of this sign is not likely to be influential. And besides, it’s all sand under there. Maybe the sign should also say, “Don’t stick your head in the sand!!!”
The lady with blue hair smiled at us as she went by, but she was moving fast, and we don’t know why she smiled or why she has blue hair in Ocean Grove. This is a rare sighting here, but maybe she was going to Asbury to attend a meeting of the Blue Hair Society.
And the girl on the bike? She was on the beach and came up to get her bike—seemingly caught between the seasons.
BARBARA ROSENE WITH VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS. “Am I Blue?”
I heard a talk by a National Geographic photographer, a famous guy, who was discussing how he makes his photos come alive. He was referring to the fact that when he found a photogenic scene, it usually wasn’t enough.
He needed life–he needed “magic,” usually involving the addition of a person or people. So he would wait, sometimes for quite awhile until something happened, and then he would trip the shutter.
Today I was photographing the “White House” owned by Charlotte and Tom Pritchard at 93 Main, where Charlotte had created a fun Halloween display. I was looking for magic and I found some in the form of inquisitive squirrels as well as tweeting birds (real tweets—not the digital kind).
So I made a couple of video clips to catch the sounds, but suddenly I was aware that a couple was approaching, walking towards my location from the east. Magic perhaps?
I was standing in the street, next to the curb, so they didn’t see me at first. As they came by, I fired my iPhone a few times. But the best was when the young woman turned my way, saw me with my camera, and reacted instantly. The photo above was the only frame that captured this “decisive moment.”
I told her that she would be on Blogfinger, and she was happy to hear that. As for me, magic and a pretty girl—that’s the best!
