Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vacation. Show all posts

Sunday, June 22, 2008

My Summer Pictures

Guess you could call me a water person since I love to take pictures of rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Since the northern hemisphere is now officially in summer I thought I'd share some of my summer photos with you.
The lake photo above was taken on Lake Adair in Orlando, Florida. I took this in the morning on my way to work.
This creek (shown above) is behind my house. It's very peaceful back there.
If you read my blog last week you know that I've just recently been reunited with my birth family. I took the flower picture above when my sister and I were on a bike ride. The photo below was also taken during our ride. I find it interesting that she also has a creek behind her house.

Ah, the beach. A magical place. This was taken on Anastasia Island which is south of St. Augustine. The beach there is wide and the surf is perfect. It is my favorite beach in Florida. Just be careful driving there because the sand is soft - I've gotten stuck more than once! Guess I need a 4-wheel drive.

Friday, January 25, 2008

A trip through the mountains



The other week I did a Blog on the things that I love. Since I'm really sick of politics right now I decided that I would just post some pictures that I've taken in the past of other places that I love. It's winter now in the U.S. and lots of people are dealing with snow and cold weather, so I thought some pictures of green plants and other non-frozen stuff might be nice.

The picture shown above was taken somewhere in the Great Smokey Mountains - another place that I love - mountains that is, although this series of pictures is all from various places in Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.

The above picture is from an out-of-the-way, country road in South Carolina. Hidden treasure (and I'm not talking money) awaits those who travel off the beaten path.

There are lots of waterfalls throughout the Appalachian range. They are wonderful for soothing the soul and refreshing the spirit.


It was a bright but cloudy day when I took this. A blue sky would have been nice, but we don't always get everything that we want. Better to enjoy what we have.
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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Something I love

I love the beach.

I love the ocean, the sound of the waves as they crash on the shore.

I love swimming in the water, the fun of riding the waves.

It is sad though to see so much trash and debris on the beach and floating in the water. I wish we took better care of our home.

Last year, on my annual beach vacation with friends we were unable to swim in the ocean because there was just too much seaweed. I know the source of that, runoff from peoples yards. I can only hope that is not too bad there this year. We'll go back because we all love the beach and ocean, but I know that each year things will only deteriorate.

What do you love?
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