August 3, 2009
Shining the light
![[IMAGE] Pacific coast ship wreck](/blog/blogpix/lighthouseatlimesunset.jpg)
…about the musicIllumination, from all sources.
The lighthouse at Lime Kiln is one of this island’s best loved spots. Between sightings of Orcas, Canada, the Olympics, Mt. Rainier on a clear day, and tourists with a serene smile on their face, there’s plenty to see, framed by bright auburn Arbutus trees whose orange bark glows neon in the setting sun.
I think I’ve felt a little bit like a lighthouse this past week, informing others of what lies ahead. The topic in my case hasn’t been rocks that might sink someone’s vessel, but rather, tools that will help their professional ship stay afloat and find a great harbor. If you’re curious about the power of social networking (and since you’re connecting with me by reading this, you may well be), here’s a piece I wrote for Molly Sheridan’s ArtsJournal blog, Mind the Gap. There are plenty of thoughtful entries and comments on this subject if you swing over to the main page, too.
There’s no sense in cursing the darkness, when we can all find our own light.
At least, as long as we have electrical power and the internet!
![[IMAGE] Pacific coast ship wreck](/blog/blogpix/arbutusgrove2.jpg)
![[IMAGE] Pacific coast ship wreck](/blog/blogpix/lookingout3.jpg)
Glenn Buttkus said,
August 3, 2009 @ 5:25 am
Wow, you must have been doing another all nighter. You posted this today, and it is only 6:30am now, and yet here it is, ready and waiting for perusal. EVENSONG SUITE: Phos Hi @ 1:33 put me in a mellow state, watching the sky turn crimson over Silcox Island in the middle of American Lake. Your lighthouse shot is beautiful. What is there that is so fascinating about lighthouses? There is a whole industry in minature lighthouses; toys, ceramics, sculptures, metal works. That shot on the bottom of the water out the window–that’s not from one of your portals is it? I thought your place was back off the beach a bit further. You captured several moments of golden light, just before the blue hour. Thinking of you lately as we swelter down here in America; triple digits indeed! Damn, it’s been hot. But there is solace emotionally when we kelphistos remember that our Kelp Mother is staying cool on her island fortress, petting the foxes, talking to the deer, teasing the llamas, and wading in the lavendar fields mushroom hunting.
Glenn
Alex Shapiro said,
August 3, 2009 @ 1:02 pm
Hey, Kelp Mom wasn’t all that cool last week– when you poor folks were suffering through 104 degrees, it must have been 90 here, with no breeze! Very hot for us wimpy islanders!
I took that last pic from inside the lighthouse, on the winding steps. The land mass is Vancouver Island.
Mike Wills said,
August 4, 2009 @ 7:59 am
There’s a Lime Kiln in Saguaro National Monument, east, outside of Tucson. It was a primitive processing plant were processed limestone was heated to a specific temperature to produce lime. Lime kilns were common on coastal shores because the lime and coal were transported via ship.