Day trippers...

My daughter said that it looked as if these pigeons were on a daytrip to the beach...



pigeons...



Silent Sea...

Oystercatchers....

To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and the flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of years, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be.
Rachel Carson

 

This morning...

It was sweet to see this grandad and his grand-daughter having fun on the beach this morning...

 

“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

Thich Nhat Hanh



Waves...



Happy Accidents!...

I took these photos on a walk a couple of day ago - I accidentally had the camera on the wrong setting, but I'm really pleased with how they came out - quite lomo-like!

On the beach...

A couple of (very amateur!) videos from my walk yesterday...

Autumn Days...

This morning...



I love the golden colours that autumn brings - whether it's leaves, sunrises or even the moon, which was a warm golden colour a couple of nights ago; the warm colours bring a comforting warmth to my soul, even though the weather is turning colder...

"There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on
the feelings, as now in October." 

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The owl and the pussy cat...

...And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
    They danced by the light of the moon,
          The moon,
          The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon....

Edward Lear

... although in this case they snoozed by the side of the fire, the fire, the fire, they snoozed by the side of the fire...

but that's what autumn nights are all about!...