21 DECEMBER '21, the WINTER SOLSTICE

 

This finely crafted Jule Nisse
in the dark of winter is 
cozy in her waxed canvas cape 
and sheep fleece after her passage on the 
mailboat today from Pt. Townsend, WA.
Click to enlarge the image  
and view the fine stitching from 
Bestcoast Canvas Co.
12-12-21
Thank you for this winter delight, Leah.
Happy sails.

TO KNOW THE DARK

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.

To know the dark, go dark. Go with sight,

and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, 

and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.

Wendell Berry