Maui, Hawaii

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drama on the rocks

Near Santa Barbara, California

It can be whatever you want it to be, depends on you.

Somewhere along the west coast....

Happy Monochrome Monday

Captured along the California coast with the 6 Stop ND and CPL filters stacked.

Tahti - Pacific Ocean

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Some days the worst weather makes for the best photographs. . .a good weekend to everyone.

Ocean action along the Oregon coastline.

Thank you for stopping by !!!

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Santa Cruz California

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Morning along the Oregon Coast.

Beaches of the Central Coast #23 of #49

Thanks for your visit and to everyone who takes the time to comment. They are all greatly appreciated.

A mate & I vowed to explore all 49 beaches nestled along our little stretch of coastline this year. While I've tested the water at a fair wack of them over the years, I'm sure there are still some hidden gems awaiting discovery. So, 2024 is a fresh start to visiting them all. And maybe another couple of dozen or so just to the North ;) I have a spreadsheet ready to go to record important details, like when, how hard it was to get to, difficulty, and was there a pub nearby for a nice counter lunch afterwards ;)

I may have become a bit impatient today and headed off by myself. I was caught between workouts and the sky was filling with some nice-looking clouds, so I seized the opportunity to explore Forresters Beach, a virgin beach for me. And only 20 minutes from home! I was expecting a "busy" beach but was pleasantly surprised by its tranquility and relative emptiness. It is an unpatrolled beach with rocky formations framing each end. I opted for the southern end. As luck would have it, it was low tide, giving me some cool rock shelves to wander around clicking the shutter like my finger had a mind of its own.

As I walked along, I encountered some exciting (to me anyway) sights. I'll try and make it sound more exciting ;) - a tapestry of seaweed sprawled across the sands, clusters of vibrant blue bottles offering me their sting, and pockets of dune flowers adding a pop of color to the coastal landscape. Forresters Beach, I'll be back! The northern end awaits, as does a sunrise. Without a 1-hour time limit.

PS - Not going to visit them in order, that would be a bit too organised for me ;)

Looking west at the Pacific from Skyline Boulevard, outside La Honda, Calif., Dec., 31, 2015.

San Clemente, CA

Bob Creek Wayside, Oregon.

3928 Point Fermin, San Pedro CA

View On Black

Couleurs naturelles

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where the land meets the sea, Californa/Pacific Ocean

Here a river along the Oregon coast heads into the Pacific Ocean.

Happy Bench Monday

I don't post many photographs of birds, but I like this one of a snowy egret at a tide pool at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. Point Lobos derives its name from the offshore rocks at Punta de los Lobos Marinos, Point of the Sea Wolves, where the sound of barking sea lions carries inland.

Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your visits, comments, awards and faves.

© Melissa Post 2017

we shall find

PEACE

we shall hear

ANGELS

we shall see the

SKY

sparkling with

DIAMONDS.

(Chekhov)

Geminid Meteor, Meyers Creek Beach, Oregon. 12/14/2015

Quote from a Christmas card received today from cousin Lisa. Simply perfect!!

Have a pleasant night!

"Dream higher than the sky and deeper than the ocean" unknown author.

But I cannot complain 2 days ago I was seeing this at Cape Kiwanda!

Thanks God for having that opportunity!

Pacific Ocean

Northern California

At McVay BEach, Brookings Oregon.