Random thought number one: Ocracoke, as we all know, is a very unique place. One of the ways it is different is that there are no chain restaurants on the island, no huge advertising billboards, and many fewer bright lights and neon signs than you would see elsewhere. I love this visual peace, with less clutter and glare. It also makes it possible to see many more stars, even from within the village, than you can in most other towns in the United States. But lest you think this is paradise and there is NO neon, I offer this photo which proves we do have some:
Random thought number two: I wonder why it is that human beings desire to "leave their marks" to show that they have been in a particular place. At the lowest end of the spectrum (creatively speaking), people have been etching, carving, or just writing their names on furniture, doors, and pretty much anything else in public places in the form of graffiti for years. But even once we outgrow the need to do that, there's still a desire to leave something behind that shows we were here on earth and expresses a bit of who we are. It manifests itself in creative art, original music, lovingly tended gardens, thoughtfully decorated houses and many other forms. Aren't people fascinating? They are to me. Guess I should have been a sociologist.
Luke left his mark on a chair at Jason's restaurant:
I personally prefer the marks left by artist Kitty Mitchell and musicians Marcy and Lou (along with several other artists and musicians who call Ocracoke home; these are just two of my many favorites).
Hope you have found a creative, positive way to "leave your mark", wherever you are...
2 comments:
Your first pic isn't showing! I'm curious.
I think it's fixed now! Not sure why that happened.
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