Black and White
© Bill Scott |
We live on the edge and sometimes don't survive the dangers
and challenges it presents.
Kachemak Bay, one day a placid sea, the next a froth of
bucking tides and violent winds, has claimed lives of those
who cross its waters, those who fish it. Some of us are
drawn by challenge, compelled to test the edges. Others
wager the harsh price of loss against the lure of opportunity.
In severe winters, weary moose succumb to heavy snows and
buried browse, spruce trees weep pitch and die a rusty death
against the onslaught of bark beetles. Long winter darkness,
isolation and social cracks are sometimes countered with
alcohol and its downward spiral.
These are the difficult stories that tell of our risks
and losses.
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