Someone walked away from the bench. The sun hid behind the clouds. The river’s tide went out. Yet, it never left. Never does.

The stillness screams. It screams stark, brilliant gratitude. A lone person hears the scream, feels the solitude. The river’s tide is gentle, embracing, as it washes away the solitary chill, warmth lapping at the shore, reaching to hold solitude’s cold hand, toasting it with its hot breath — like a loving mom steaming her child’s frosty little fingers.

The lone person returns to the lonely bench, the hot breath beckoning, knowing that fitting into this picture, nature’s family, is the most natural state of all. Symbiosis. Keeping company. Loved. Cozy again. Always welcomed. Always taken in, warmed, held tight by the river that never leaves.

Take the chill out and let the Rumson riverfront on the Navesink take you in … (Click on one photo to enlarge and scroll.)

With the winter bite, there’s some snow in the weather forecast this week. See this week’s weather from the National Weather Service …

• Retro Fair Haven Neighborhood Easter Hams
• Rumson Police Report: Theft, Burglary, Criminal Mischief, DUI, Disorderly
• Police Report: Attempted Murder, Weapons Possession, Theft, Burglary, Drug Manufacturing & Dealing, Assault, DWI
• Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel and Tides Advisory
• Prosecutor: Fatal Shooting that Killed 19-Year-Old Under Investigation