In those moments just before sunrise, when the whole world seems to stop and take a breath, the silence interrupted only by the sound of a skiff motor, we stop to watch a dance that has gone on for millennia. Holding our breath, we wait for Sol to peak over the horizon.

Many thanks to Anne Fulcher for sharing a photo with me, of one of those moments. It inspired my latest painting of Core Sound as seen from Atlantic NC.

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