historic explorations  

to this day the possibility remains plausible

that I went to the beach in May of 1989.

If so, the weather would’ve been hot, but overcast

with visibility at a reported 5 miles, making it

easy enough to read the “Tern Nesting Area” warning signs.

we know from historical documents that Ferdinand Magellan

began to circumnavigate the watery part of Earth in 1519,

but on that day in May of 1989, a woman crossed my path

at Horseneck Beach, wearing a red bathing suit, a one-piece,

looking out across the ocean, and at the same time,

the NASA probe designated: “Magellan” was rocketing

its way to Venus.

I snapped a photo of the beach scene with

a “Flexorama A-5000” still camera utilizing the application:

“Look like a Watercolor”

and was not too disappointed with the results.