Blue & Purple. Did you know, the University of Maryland (US) did a study on humanity’s favorite color? For men, it was blue, then green and then purple. For women it was purple, blue then green. Is your favorite color one of those three? I wonder what it is about blue and purple that is so appealing. Could it be that those are the colors of the sky on peaceful mornings? The sky on this morning was not the intense orange and gold I usually chase, but its serenity was matched by the very calm waters.
This day, the clouds moved in and tried to block the sun’s rays from hitting the bay-to block out the light and keep it from filling the dark spaces. But a crack is all the sun needs to burst through. It hits the bay, warms it and changes it just a little. And in response the bay reflects the light out to everything around. The water begins to glow. The clouds themselves are even enlightened and their darkness transformed into an array of colors.
The Thomas Point Lighthouse was built in 1825 and operated by a person staying onsite until 1986. As I was looking out upon it, I couldn’t help but think of the monasteries in Europe. The ones that are built out on a deserted island to allow the monks solitude and quiet to attend to their prayers. Did the people that took the job at Thomas Point and other lighthouses stationed in the bay do so to get away and find that period of peace? I imagine being in a place such as that, in a small building battered by the waves and the wind would test one’s faith at night. On the contrast, I imagine the brilliant light that the sunrise ushers forth following those darkest storms would provide refreshing strength.