I thought of beaches, since I'm always drawn to water sources, whether river, ocean or lakes, but oceans are my favourites. These images are from my archives. I may have been inspired by a program I saw on the effects of global warming and how that will affect our oceans.
What is it about a beach that draws us to it? Is it the sand, or is it the water,with its power of the ocean, and the calmness of the inlets? Is it the sound the wave makes as it slaps the sand and then withdraws, gathering itself for another attempt?
Whether you are familiar with east coast or west coast beaches, island beaches, European beaches, there's something about the salty air and the continuous rushing of the waves that invigorates or relaxes, depending on what you do while at the beach.
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Daytona Beach, Florida, has been popular for decades as it was one beach where auto races used to take place. Cars can still drive on certain areas of the beach. There is a retro boardwalk here as well, which is at the other end of the beach.
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| Daytona Beach, Fla. and Retro Hotels, by DG Hudson |
A city beach, this one is English Bay in Vancouver. The Pacific Northwest has rockier beaches, and there are always logs washed up which are recycled into usefulness on our beaches. We use them to sit on, to put our gear on and to lean against . . .
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| Vancouver's English Bay near Seawall by DG Hudson |
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These are some of the beached logs of the driftwood type, seasoned by the waters of English Bay and beyond. . .Vancouver, BC
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| English Bay Beach, ft of Denman, Vancouver, by DG Hudson |
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On the Dry Tortugas, an island park 70 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida, a beach where nothing can be taken as a souvenir, as this is the site of Ft. Jefferson, dating from the 1800s. It has been declared a natural preserve and national park site. You get there via boat, or catamaran.
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| Dry Tortugas Beach (off Key West Fla) by DG Hudson |
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St. Augustine, Florida, one of the oldest settlements in Florida boasts a lighthouse and gorgeous white sand beaches to highlight the quaint town and its fort made of sea shell walls.
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| St Augustine, Fla. Beach by DG Hudson |
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What beaches do you remember? Did you visit any beaches this summer? Are you sad that summer is winding down?
Please leave a comment to let me know you were here and I'll respond. Thanks for dropping by. Apologies for the sparse posts, due to time restraints.
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References and other related posts:
http://dghudson.blogspot.ca/2013/06/the-tide-that-pulls-east-coast-florida.html
Key West, Florida
http://dghudson-rainwriting.blogspot.ca/2012/08/key-west-florida-vacation-to-remember.html
Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas
http://dghudson.blogspot.ca/2014/07/history-fort-jefferson-and-dry-tortugas.html
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