Claustrophobic.
I'm pent up in my apartment and the sky is p o u r i n g, but the beach is only a mile away. So I sit in the window and stare at pictures of the beach and my nature sanctuaries to keep me sane till I see the sun. I had never lived near the ocean until I moved to Virginia Beach a year ago, and I it was then I realized how much I love the water.
It also rains a lot there...
So I sit in the window, waiting for the rain to pass, till I can return to my home by the sea and soak up the rays. I started doing photography when I was in high school, though I was taking college classes at the time, but I didn't develop a passion for it until I developed a passion for life. Going through a mentally exhausting situation, whatever the occurrence, can change someone so deeply that it gives them a new view on life and living. I remember coming to Pleasure House Point, where I also captured these stunning views, and for a moment the pain I felt surrendered to the nature before me.
Since the first day I felt this passion, the positive vibrations, I have vowed to never let myself forget how it felt. Sometimes, I wish I could bottle up that feeling for the rainy days when the walls start to cave in, just to get through till the sun comes out again. Finding the sunshine in every aspect of life is what keeps the rainy days from becoming my stormy misery, and for the beach I am thankful.
