It feels like Autumn already this year and that’s so unusual for here! Patrick and I have spent the last few days walking on our “private beach”. We marvel at the beauty and the spectacular sunsets where the light changes from moment to moment.
Where ducks and geese head south for the winter and make a bi-annual stop to rest and to eat. Where dolphins return home every evening in the Cove after spending a day feeding in the ocean.
We walk for miles and miles, and not a soul to be seen; just the two of us, one with nature feeling the warm wet sand between our toes as the waves weave in and out in a never-ending dance.
No matter what goes on in our lives, everything is forgotten on our beach as we become one with the sea and the sky, at one with the sun setting and the moon rising.
We retrace our ephemeral steps as we watch the first stars making their entrance in the evening sky. There’s so much beauty to behold and yet no one does. We’re alone. Alone, but one with nature as we breathe in deeply the salt air and we’re extremely grateful for this time in the “now”.
Maya Muses: The only ones on the beach with us are the seagulls, the palm trees, our family of dolphins, and an adorable crab who stood his ground and let us take a bunch of photos of him!
Patrick and the Crab in a Showdown!
The Crab wins!
Look! We’re all alone!
I don’t know why no one wants to come???
Well then get out of town!
Ever-changing light.
Pink and Lavender Skies.
Evening has come.
Time to go home.
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10 responses so far ↓
1 Michelle // Sep 10, 2009 at 5:15 am
Gorgeous post. Lovely to ’see’ you.
It’s the beginning of Spring here. We had a few lovely days but it’s back to winter storms. I think the next day it ‘feels’ like Spring I will go for a walk with my camera and see if I can find my way back into blogging.
2 Lynn // Sep 10, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Thanks Michelle! As I wrote in my comment to you a few months back you’ve helped me more than you know in reassessing my own priorities. I truly wish you much success in all your endeavors and have missed dropping by your “old house in Paris”.
So, I’m glad to hear that you may be opening up your doors and windows once again! If you do, I will definitely stop by for a chat!!!
3 Deena // Sep 10, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Beautiful photos! And look at the bright side, you don’t have to fight the overcrowded beaches like they do in the south of France!
4 Harriet // Sep 10, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Great photos……………
That little crab does seem to have an attitude!
5 Lynn // Sep 10, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Funny you should say that Deena, I saw photos not too long ago of the French Riviera in August where there wasn’t an inch of sand left, that’s how crowded the beaches were!
So-o-o…..believe me! I’m not complaining. Our walks sure wouldn’t be the same if there were hundreds of people lying around putting suntan lotion on their bodies, and children screaming with delight! Or music blaring while vendors are hawking their goods! No,….it just wouldn’t be the same!
6 Lynn // Sep 10, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Harriet, that little crab was so cute, you can’t imagine! He stood his ground and when Patrick moved a little closer, he just took a few steps back. Then when Patrick moved back, he was cheeky enough to take a few steps forward!!!
He was so adorable, I wanted to take him home and adopt him as a pet!!!
Good thing he was little or else Patrick would have taken him home, not as a pet, but rather to put him in a pot!!! LOL!!!
7 Mia // Sep 14, 2009 at 10:54 am
Wonderful Photos….
Oh, I Love to take a walk on the beach too…Do It wherever I can…
We did that every morning and evening when we were in Portimão in Portugal…
When all the sun-bathing people was not there..
It was magical…I like it when you are almost alone on the beach…I can be there for hours!
I feel free…innocent…You know what I mean!
See you next year…somewhere…
Will send You an Email soon…
8 Lynn // Sep 14, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Thanks Mia….I do know what you mean!
9 Odri // Nov 15, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Salut Lynn,
Tes photos sont magnifiques et je comprends que vous ayez, Patrick et toi un peu de regret à quitter ces superbes paysages pour venir vous engouffrer, à nouveau, dans la vie parisienne… Ce sera probablement totalement opposé à ce que vous vivez… mais je me réjouis de vous savoir bientôt en France ! Je m’excuse auprès de vos amis américains à qui vous allez sûrement beaucoup manquer, mais après tout c’est un peu à notre tour de vous avoir auprès de nous. dites-leur de patienter un peu: nous, on a attendu trop longtemps ce moment !!!
Amicalement…
10 Lynn // Nov 16, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Merci, ma chère Odri! Nous aussi, nous sommes ravis d’être bientôt près de la famille et de nos amis, en même temps nous sommes triste de quitter “notre petit chez nous”…..
Mais! L’aventure va commencer dans quelques semaines et tu me connais bien…..j’adore ça!!!
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