There is This and That
August 5, 2012 
There's this....and there's that.
There's the ground on which we walk..and the ocean that extends endless and vast. Without a beginning. Without an end.
There's the bottom...and the top.
There's the life we live..and the one we imagine.
There's no one thing at all...and every thing all at once and together.
And then - there's the somewhere in that middle. Somewhere in between. Somewhere found beneath the shade of a singular umbrella. Somewhere where the todays and tomorrows meet. Where we seek and where we find.
Somewhere in the shade and the shadows and far away from the glaring sun and heat. Where we see the world for what it is. Where we know there is always hope...and forever possibility.
There's always this....and there's always that...and there will always be a place where they meet and join and come together.
Reader Comments (33)
I love your words and this image.
Nice composition.
Lovely colors and composition. I like the detail in the grass and the lack of detail in the sand.
I like this photo. It takes me to the seashore and all of the elements of that experience seem to become real as I think about them.
I enjoyed your narrative as well. It's a great observation. There isn't a thing I could add to it; you've said it very well.
Have a good week.
Ah, wouldn't the ocean be a lovely respite right about now.
This is a very nice composition of the dunes the surf and that single umbrella tanding agains the wind Marcie... i also enjoyed your narrative very much....peter:)
This, that, and the other...all coming together as one. I like that thought, Marcie. And a great color, I might add. :)
Looks like a place that would be nice to be at right about now :-)
What a gorgeous photo--color, composition, and the sense of movement! Lovely post.
Love that photo ... and your thoughts go with it so well.
The composition is nice.
Yeah for this and that!
love the mood
Beautiful image and expression of thoughts!
Wow! Wonderful poem and photo is awesome ~ (A Creative Harbor)
How very beautiful, both the words and the softness and dreamy quality of the photo. I like what you said about the life we live and the life we imagine...this year has been a year of merging the two and this past birthday weekend was a celebration of that. When I look at the photo my daughter took of me this weekend, it's the first time in years when I thought to myself....wow, I really love that person looking back at me...she looks happy.
Great composition. Love the story this photograph tells, and the one your words tell, too. Great work.
Stunning, breathtaking, and utterly exquisite.
absolutely love this, marcie. wonderful minimalism with a great pop of color.
Marcie, you are so thoughtful. I am carried away by your concepts into great and wonderful thoughts.
A very interesting picture to go along with the thoughtful narrative. Beautiful sentiment.
Marcie - you are definitely my hero in your ability to bring profound, yet simple, truths to light through your words and images. This is a perfect example of your talents.
Love your philosophical thoughts accompanying this fine, dreamy capture. Thanks for this great inspiration!
What a great image and a nice escape for us. I can smell the warm sand and feel the breeze in my very short hair. I thought I also heard the umbrella moving with the wind. So great.
It made me smile!
Une image de derrière les dunes pleine de soleil et de couleurs.
Very clever writing to go with this image.
The absence of humans & the wide horizon, the melancholy & the beauty ... that's what leaves me breathless & speechless. Drowning is what I feel & it never felt better.
All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.
Cool and inviting, I like that you can't see the shore...makes it somewhat mysterious.
Very nice point of view! Makes the viewer wonder who's actually behind that hill.
An inviting, hidden middle ground.
Your words are perfect . . . as is your photo.
grass, sand & water make for a fine combination of layers here.. nice shot!
A great essay in green - and splendidly composed