Where The Masts Rest

About this piece

A row of small dinghies fills the foreground beneath two fishing boats laden with nets, ropes, and buoys. Warm light touches their weathered surfaces, while layered masts rise against a mountain ridge and a softly colored sky. The dock divides this dense arrangement from the open water below, where reflections stretch into a quieter field of blue.

The story

Late June light rests on blue paint, faded rubber, and coils of rope. The small boats sit shoulder to shoulder, their outboard motors tilted above the water. Behind them, nets gather in dark folds and bright buoys nest against the fishing boats' rails. The mountain ridge holds a steady line beyond the crowded masts. Below the dock, each reflection loosens into the faint movement of the harbor.