sea

   what is it about the sea that fascinates?  isn't it the same sand, the same sounds, the same salt air and water that have been around for thousands of years?  when people go to the sea they do the same thing that every body else does at the sea. they walk on the shore, splash in the waves, stand in one place as the tide comes in and feel the sand wash away from beneath their feet. they swim out and let the water carry them up and down. they get salt water in their ears and nose and mouth and sand everywhere else. it's nothing new, and yet, it draws.  over and over people visit it and every time i do i am struck with its grandeur and ability to captivate.