This picture was taken this morning…
It was a beautiful sunrise.
My dear wife, Carrie, and I also saw some interesting wildlife this morning.
Trying to catch the dolphins rising to the surface of the water is very difficult. Even better this morning was something Carrie and I had never seen in any off our NC travels. We saw a humpback whale this morning. It came out of the water much like a dolphin but it was huge. Its tail was larger than the dolphins coming up and out of the water. It also spouted off at the blowhole on several occasions and it was a significant amount of moisture being spouted off! We were delighted and a bit taken “a back” if you will.
The sunrise yesterday morning was impressive. I took a photo yesterday that I really enjoyed and that is hard to do.
It may look like just another picture at sunrise to some. For me, it was just plain cool.
My mother has been on my case a bit about writing more while I am out of town. Truth is, I have been reading for a change instead of writing. I read the recently published autobiography of Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. It was a good read. It was painful at times. The guy has been through it, let me tell you. I don’t think I have read the words of a more humbled music artist. That he is still here making music is a miracle. I believe that.
Though I was never a great Beach Boys fan, I didn’t turn them off the radio if I heard them. That sound is a part of the fabric of the culture of this country. A piece of fabric we could use some more of. It was an optimistic sound. There was a tone of what was possible to accomplish. There was a great deal of that in music then.
I wrote about Carrie and I seeing Brian Wilson last year at the Tanglewood Shed. It was a special concert in a special place. I appreciated that afternoon much more after I read this book. Brain Wilson mentioned The Moody Blues in the book. He too mentioned them by name as well. He says he likes them. The man is pretty smart.
Take care and Love and Mercy to you.
Speaking the rights.
Danny Johnson