Layered Ocean View I was attracted to the clouds along the horizon, but the different layers of patterns in the sand made a very interesting …
Layered Ocean View
I love this beautiful photo from Allan J Jones. The cloud layers and sand patterns on the beach are fascinating. You can check out Allan’s photography blog by clicking the link above.
Beach Walk This is a view of the beach just north of Kalaloch. I really liked the misty headlands in the background, and the beach walkers made it …
Beach Walk
I love the composition of this beautiful beach picture from Allan J Jones. This is near Kalaloch, Washington, which isn’t too far from Vancouver Island. This is a beach where I could very happily just sit and watch the rollers. Thanks for posting it, Allan.
The beaches and trails are rather empty right now …
… but that will soon change.
Happy Thursday.
I recently took a walk on the beach beside the Penticton marina. It’s a small one tucked away on the east side of the lake, away from the bustle of the many hotels and restaurants on the west side.
Except for a couple of busy mergansers, it was completely empty. There were lots of duck tracks in the sand, but this day most of them were off somewhere else.
In the warmer months, this beach is very busy with swimmers, lots of families, sailboats going past, and picnickers. I’ve even seen people in early November, wearing light jackets but sitting on the beach in their lawn chairs, still enjoying the sun and the view. It’s laidback and unpretentious …
… and the scenery is rather fantastic. I’m glad that this little beach, bordered on one side by a park, to the north by the lake, to the east by the marina, and otherwise by nearby homes, is quietly available. But once we begin warming up, it won’t be lonely for long.
Happy Sunday.
Blue sky …
… and white and blue ocean waves flinking on nearby coral reefs …
… fine brown beach sand …
… such precious time in a precious place …
So fortunate.
My photos in this continuing series show our beautiful world in the hope they’ll encourage viewers to help save it from human carelessness. Last …
#ScenicSaturday 2nd December 2023
A beautiful ocean/beach picture of Rossili in south Wales, courtesy of Stuart Aken. I hope you stop to visit his blog as he has many more gorgeous photos.
Until yesterday we have had lovely weather here in the Caribbean …
… but a tropical storm passing to the east of us has caused some surf, overcast and rain showers. The beaches were flying red flags, a warning not to swim since the waves were powerful enough to easily knock people over. I believe this storm is headed to Nova Scotia where it will drop a lot of rain.
The ocean so often looks tame and inviting, but it is a supremely powerful force on our planet that should be respected. I am strongly reminded that if we don’t respect our climate, our climate won’t respect us.
I love that even though we’re into October, the beaches are still somewhat busy with family and friend barbecues, and now that we have had rain, it’s also okay for a beachy fire pit, too.
I hope we’re settling in for a lovely long October.
Happy Tuesday.
It’s nearing summer’s end, but after weeks of very high temperatures and nearby forest fires, the air has for the most part cleared and allowed a little comfortable beach time.
I brought a book with me but I didn’t do much reading.
I watched the boats going in and out of the marina, the kids playing on the sand and in the water, and the ducks stopping by to see if there were some snacks to be had.
It felt very luxurious to be able to just sit and enjoy, relax and not think about anything much.
There is an adjacent park and we walked though it when it was time to head home. It was a thoroughly wonderful afternoon.
Happy Sunday.
Penticton is one of two cities in the world that is situated between two lakes. (The other is Interlaken, Switzerland.) We live in the north end near Okanagan Lake, but we used to live very near the other lake, Skaha, in the south.
A recent walk reminded me of the beauties of the smaller Skaha Lake; there was also some relief from smokey air as we had had some rain the night before.
Happy Wednesday.
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