While editing this photo, an episode of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" was playing on my TV. Tony was speaking with Bernardo Paz, founder of the Inhotim Institute – a contemporary art museum and botanical garden located in a secluded area of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Upon being asked if visitors need to understand art to appreciate the museum, Paz responds with his own inquiry: Paz: When you were a child, what was your first drawing? You did a mountain. A sun. A small house… Bourdain: Yes. A hill. With a small house and a sun, probably. Paz: Yes! This was *inside* you. Why did you do this drawing? Bourdain: Well, at the end, I think we all want to live on a mountain in a house with the sun. Paz: In the end? No. In the beginning… In that moment, I looked at this photo differently. I realized that a part of you would feel the same as I did while looking at this mountain scene. It's wonderful to think that, as humans, we can all connect with an innate appreciation of nature's beauty.
The scenic, waterfront view behind the historic Marshall Field House. (Lloyd Harbor, NY)
Wandering the marina in Port Jefferson, NY.
