Weekend Reflections

It's a double reflection, really—the sun
reflecting off the water and the
reflection of the family in the wet sand.

[To see more Weekend Reflections,
visit James's meme.]

sunset

I'm back in Cape May for the weekend
and hoping to enjoy more
sensational sunsets like this one.

[Linking back to Skywatch Friday and to
Orange You Glad It's Friday at
Life's Sweets and Spices.]

The Weekend in Black and White

Everybody out of the water!
I've been spending some time in Cape May,
where the beach is beautiful
no matter what the weather.  We did get some 
rain, but it was followed by a 
beautiful rainbow!

[To see more b/w images, visit
Dragonstar's meme.]

Thursday Challenge—"warm"

We've had a bit of a preview lately, 
but it won't be long before
every day is warm enough for this.

[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

ABC Wednesday—Q is for "quiet"

The beach at sunrise, just
the way I like it.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

Incoming!

Pelicans on a late-afternoon
fishing foray, that is.

[To see more Skywatch pics, go here.]

sunrise

Though I was here for a few days only,
 I can't imagine this ever getting old—even
if you do have to get up before dawn
to enjoy the full experience.

[Linking back to Thursday Photo Challenge ("sun"),
Skywatch Friday, Weekend Reflections,
and Orange You Glad It's Friday?.]

The Weekend in Black and White

One more post from the beach: and  it 
was absolutely worth getting up at the crack
of dawn to have this all to myself.

[To see more b/w shots, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Weekend Reflections

Finally made it to the beach for the first time
all summer, and even though I live very
near some of the best beaches in the Northeast,
I wound up traveling all the way to North Carolina 
to walk barefoot in the sand.  Whatever—it was heaven! 

[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]

The Weekend in Black and White

The year I took this shot, a little (!) fog
was not going to deter these folks (or me)
from getting to the beach for some
Fourth of July fun. If you're celebrating
today, I hope you have sunshine!

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Thursday Challenge—"beach"

Espumilla Beach, Isla Santiago, Galapagos

This is not such an unusual sight in the Galapagos,
where the animals have unfettered access to their
 habitat, but visiting humans definitely do not—
which is absolutely as it should be. 

We did encounter a couple of the locals,
who graciously shared their beach with us.

[To see more of the Thursday Photo
Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

Thursday Challenge—"peaceful"

The shells I showed you on Monday were
found on this rocky beach—a very peaceful spot
on a chilly almost-spring Sunday.
(The beach is in Greenport; that's Shelter
Island across the Peconic River.)

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, visit Dale's meme.]

A good start

Not a bad way to begin the new year:
body surfing in the Gulf of Mexico (especially
when the folks back home are having
"overcoat" weather)!

[Linking back to Share the Joy.]

ABC Wednesday—K is for "kite"

I didn't get to spend nearly enough time
on the beach as I wanted to this summer, but
this takes me right there.  BTW, in my
entire life I don't think I've ever managed
to get a kite up and actually keep it aloft—so
bravo to the kids who got this one to fly so high.

[To see more ABC shots, go here.]

Thursday Challenge—"blue"

Last weekend I went for a walk on a rocky deserted 
beach, where I was hoping to find some
pretty blue sea glass.  Didn't find any of that, but
I did come across this bright blue chair
(and a perfect sky-blue sky).

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]
 

Thursday Challenge—"wonderful"

Hard to choose one thing to convey "wonderful,"
but I would immediately list good friends,
good food, and a string of lazy, sunny days—and when 
you can enjoy all these gifts at the beach (as I just did) . . .
If you don't live and work in an insanely hyper city
 like New York, you may not be able to fully 
appreciate just how wonderful a respite it was!

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

Went for another walk on the beach in Greenport,

on the north fork of Long Island—had to focus in

to find this subtle little shadow.

[See more shadow shots here.]

That's My World Tuesday

Well, it was my world for at least a brief

part of the summer. I know it looks like this 

small boy was about to be engulfed by a 

large wave—but I was shooting with 

a long lens, so no worries!

[See more of the world here.]

Skywatch Friday

Not sure I could ever live in a place that didn't

have some kind of water nearby, and that

includes the Seine, Arno, Tiber, and Thames

Rivers, and the Grand or any other canal.

Right now I'm making do with the East, Hudson, 

and Harlem Rivers, Long Island Sound, 

soon-to-be-cleaned-up-using-federal-money 

Gowanus Canal, and . . . oh yeah, the Atlantic Ocean. 

This shot's courtesy of my daughter 

Lila, a fellow water sign.

[See more Skywatch pics here.]

skywatch Friday

Still can't quite leave the beach,
but can you blame me? Am still
envious of my daughter Lila, who
last month managed to visit four
different beach houses in the
space of one week! (But am even
more envious of the owners of
those beach houses.)
See more Skywatch here.