I have loved the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday.
It is like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain.
You can feel the silent and invisible life.
— Marilynne Robinson, Gilead: A Novel
Notes: Quote via Mythology of Blue. Photo: DK @ Daybreak. 7:21 am, January 2, 2022. 52° F. Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT. More photos from this morning here.

Peacefulness is something we all desire!
Yes Marlan!
This is a dreamy landscape…gives the mind permission to wander…
Thank you Mimi. I one too…
Well, you’re #1 in my blogging world, pal…😉
OMG. “one” = “wander”!
😊
…and hooded mergansers? Wow! My day is complete!
Yes!!!!
Fabulous shots, all. Thank you so much for setting them up, taking them at the right moment of light, and then sharing them with everyone. 🙂
Thank you!
How perfect that you captured such a BLUE scape! So inviting to our moods (and different from the currently torpid grays).
Thank you Valerie!
there’s an easy comfort in it –
There sure is.
fog/mist is one of my favorite weather events, and you have captured it well…
Thank you Jim. Mine too!
Beautiful ,Love the blue it is peaceful ! I love the ordinariness of an ordinary Sunday.
Thank you Deepika!
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‘An ordinary, peaceful Sunday” … Marilynne Robinson, Gilead: A Novel.
Feeling a silent and invisible voice along with you. Such a beautiful capture Dave 🙏
Thank you Val.
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stunning photo.
Thank you!