"A blog is to a writer what a canvas is to an artist." ~ Colleen Redman

Know Thyself

Nope.  I don’t do yoga or tai chi on the beach (although I do like to photograph it).  I’m more the beachcombing, bird watching type.  I like to walk and people watch:  the lovers holding hands, the surfers in wet suits stretching, the guy playing guitar, the other guy who just jumped on the seawall and is dancing with flags to a rock song on his boom box.   A single sandal lost from the story of its owner causes me to pause.  An empty bottle of wine leaning on the seawall casts a shadow.  A blue rope tied around a barnacle covered piling under the pier draws my attention.  The waves are bigger and I get a kick at seeing the sun set over the Pacific.  I make a necklace of seaweed and an altar of shells. Every seaside flower is a blessing waiting to be smelled.

More Photos to come…

5 Responses | Add your Own

  • 1 Tabor:

    Some people see garbage but Colleen sees poetry everywhere!

  • 2 OldOldLady Of The Hills:

    I’m like you on the Beach…..The things that interest me are all connected to what is happening because of the Sea…Except, of course, the ‘people watching’ part….lol…..
    It is a dreary day up here, today….some rain has fallen and they say more is on the way, though not a Big Storm or anything like that….Hope it is nicer where you are, my dear…..!

  • 3 colleen:

    No sun today but no rain either. More sun on the way, at least for San Diego. We have moved to a more to a more retro-motel on the beach, after two days in a luxury one. That’s Joe doing tai chi with some conference participants.

  • 4 Sherry:

    I love that you are having a great time….but I miss you!!!

  • 5 Sky:

    great fun to be had in observation, and the writer in you enjoys every second, i am sure!

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