Showing posts with label sunrise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sunrise. Show all posts

Friday, February 24, 2012

No Seaglass on Sanibel Island!

A fun and impromptu trip to the Florida Island of Sanibel this past week produced zero seaglass but some lovely memories and photos! My two beautiful daughters convinced me this was going to be our yearly mother/daughter trip and off we went.


Looking out towards Fort Myers from our bicycle ride to the Sanibel Lighthouse...



A dolphin and a cormorant (I think) out on the Captiva end of the Island! We really liked the less commercial, more tropical ambiance there and if we ever go back, we will stay down in Captiva.



Captain Jack drove us to the Sunset Cruise and lo & behold, he was a Connecticut & Fairfield native! The trolley ride was quite enjoyable and the Sunset Cruise with a glass or two of wine just SO RELAXING.



We saw white pelicans and other birds...please help me if you know what this first shot was!!! I will research.



Reflections are always on the top of my photo list and before leaving for our little cruise I couldn't help myself!



And of course the sunsets....


Now everyone knows that Sanibel is world reknowned for its shells. I think we either hit a busy  season when they were scooped up at sunrise or I was too picky!






I collected my favorites and have a nice jar full at the very least! I think some may be used to display my seaglass necklaces!


The End.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Hot Summer Daze

Staying for a few days at Fairfield Beach....and wow, is it hot. But come evening, the breeeeeeze is magnificent! The mornings are cool enough, meant for walking and enjoying the peace and quiet.


I wake at sunrise. Barefoot when I just want to meander the shore and search for shells, sneakers when I want to do some distance...but always with my camera! I have to show you the typical, everyone takes them, shots of sunrise over the water just in case you haven't had the opportunity to witness one recently. Please bear with me.





Once the sun is up but low in the sky the colors of nature just POP. 






These old pilings and seaweed covered rocks draw me back every year. The green is so vivid in this light and the structures seem almost "Stone Hedge"like. The way the water has carved the wood over so many years is very graphic, very layered and just intriguing!



Anything can present itself as a design. Wind fences are great subjects and there are plenty of opportunities at this beach. I am in love with this second shot. The patterns and composition are almost there...so I will be back there hopefully tomorrow morning to take more shots and get it perfect.


As long as I am not too crabby sleeping in the heat!
Stay cool...