Egidio has asked us “what do you do for fun?” Whether I’m traveling or staying at home I try to have a little fun each and every day.
As a retired couple in our 70’s, Henry and I don’t travel as much or as far from home as we used to. We spent many years having fun traveling around the United States and Canada in our RV but these days we go on short road trips or take a cruise when we travel.
Road trip to Amicalola Falls in the Georgia MountainsCruising in the CaribbeanCruising through the Panama CanalCruising in Alaska
I have fun attending special events and celebrations.
Enjoying St. Patrick’s Day festivities every yearAttending the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta for the the first time
I have fun being in nature and like to find fun in the simple things around me.
Hummingbirds at the feederSpying butterflies in the gardenSpotting a Roseate Spoonbill for the first time this yearSunrise on a morning beach walk
I hope you have fun and find something to make you smile every day.
Anne introduced this challenge by starting out with the question “Where do you find peace and relaxation?”
The rest of her introduction says “I find mine wherever water touches land. Yes, any type of shoreline. It may be a beach, a lake, a pond, a creek; you know where I’m going. I’m heading to the shore.”
I agree 100% with Anne. Wherever water touches land is where I want to be. Being near water soothes my soul.
I have thousands of shoreline images from our travels. I narrowed down my selections for this challenge to include American shorelines along the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska.
Here are a few Atlantic Ocean shorelines from Maine to Florida.
Bass Harbor Light, MainePortland Head Light, MaineBiddeford, MaineHatteras Beach, Outer Banks, NCHunting Island State Park, SC Tybee Island, GeorgiaUninhabited Georgia barrier islandNanny Goat Beach, Sapelo Island, GeorgiaSunrise at Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, GASt. Simons Island, Georgia from top of lighthouseAnastasia State Park, St. Augustine, FloridaPonce Inlet, Florida
The next gallery features some Florida and Texas Gulf Coast shorelines.
Gulf Islands National Seashore at Ft. Pickens, FloridaSt. Joseph Peninsula State Park, FLSunrise over the Gulf at Galveston Island State Park, TexasMustang Island State Park, TexasPadre Island National Seashore, Texas
Pacific Coast Shorelines from the United States west coast and Hawaii.
Cape Disappointment, WashingtonRuby Beach, Washington Port Orford, OregonNorthern CaliforniaPoint Loma, CaliforniaOahu, Hawaii
I’ll finish with some Alaska Shorelines.
Lynn Canal, Haines, AlaskaLynn Canal between Haines and Juneau, AlaskaKenai Fjords National Park, AlaskaResurrection Bay, Seward, AlaskaValdez, Alaska
Our host Johnbo asks us to feature cool colors for this challenge. He tells us “Cool colors evoke calmness, serenity, and tranquility, feelings often associated with water, sky, and nature.” I’ve included a few of my favorite cool colors for this challenge.
Blue umbrellas on the beach under a cloudy skyA river runs through the Georgia Salt MarshGreen Palms against a brilliant blue skyTurquoise waters of the Caribbean SeaBlue Ridge Parkway
Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge is Nature’s Golden Yellows. The Lens-Artists challenge from Ann-Christine is What’s in a Garden? Both these challenge have flowers and nature in common so combining them into one post made perfect sense to me.
I’ve discovered many golden yellow flowers and butterflies during walks in nature and when visiting gardens. The following images are a few of my favorites.
Yellow at Calloway GardensGarden in AlaskaYellow Butterfly
When I read Patti’s challenge was ZigZag I didn’t think I had any images that would work. As I went through my photo archives I was surprised by what I found.
Bridges with ZigZags
Zigzags in Ireland
Rivers that Zig and Zag
Yellowstone National Park, WyomingNew Mexico River
Roads that ZigZag. I had too many to include them all so I chose this one that descends into Palo Duro Canyon in Texas.
Wandering Dawgs 