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Big seas
and bright lights
Way out here
at the end of the National Park
before it meets Sunshine Beach
and the great swathe of Pacific Ocean
that runs all the way south of here
to my capital city of Brisbane
there is a secluded bay called
Alexandra Bay
popular with those
who like to wear
their birthday suits
well it was a bit rough
for that today
facing into the gusting
south easterly winds
but back here
in the shelter of Laguna Bay
things are very different
the surfers
enjoy the swells
of the late afternoon
and my walk
slows to a crawl
and then a stop
as I soak up
the splendour
before climbing
up the boardwalk
to home...
Oh Happy Days
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Delwyn, that last sunset shot looks almost biblical.
ReplyDeleteDelwyn, these photos are magic. I can almost feel the smell of the ocean, it looks so real!
ReplyDeletedelwyn you were in another world for sure. these pictures are spectacular!! i especially love the flowers in the last photograph. steven
ReplyDeleteDelwyn, thanks for the lovely trip to the shore, your photos are beautiful. I grew up near Atlantic Ocean and now live landlocked in the middle of the US. I miss the sound of the waves most of all. I can almost hear them in your post.
ReplyDeleteIncreible views, Delwyn. I wanted to stare forever at the second photo, it delivers feelings of both power and calmness. I truly was moved by it's beauty, it will forever represent my feelings of friendship and appreciation of knowing you. To me, it speaks of you!
ReplyDelete♥...Wanda
You certainly chose the best imaginable word for that sunset - 'splendor' ...
ReplyDeleteYour photographs are amazing Delwyn. How lucky you are to have such a glorious environment to try and capture with your lens.
Now, I just have one question. Okay, two. Were you at that bay really to photograph the birthday suits and not the landscapes? And, do the photographers who go there have to be in their birthday suits too? Anyway, that's how I was imagining you for the rest of the photos you shared! The left side of my brain (with discretion and judgment) does not kick in until 10:00 a.m. Apologies for my wild and crazy right-brained meanderings.
Delwyn-it is always a treat to go on a walk with you and for you to share the beauty that you see.
ReplyDeleteOh happy days indeed, Delwyn.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly walk in beauty.
What an incredibly lovely place you live at Delwyn. And we are so lucky that you can share your views of it with us. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHappy days indeed! These pictures are exquisite! Wow.
ReplyDeleteHello Delwyn
ReplyDeletePeaceful!
Best
Tracy :)
I can't believe that you have this paradise near enough to go for daily walks. Your photos are magnificent.
ReplyDeleteYou must be in a constant feeling of bliss. Happy Days indeed.
That golden glow is just seeping onto everything, Delwyn. I think it might be inside you, too! Amazing photos!
ReplyDeleteOh Glory!
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki
Comfort Spiral
Ah, what a peaceful sight after a long day. I love the soft light the sunset has painted the flowers with.
ReplyDeleteHi Martin
ReplyDeleteI went back and had another look at that photo and it does have that Moses in the desert look to it...
happy days
Hello Jelica
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen your sweet face for a little while...it is nice to have you over...
It was real jelica!
Happy days
Hi Steven
ReplyDeletethe little yellow flowers are covering the coastal bushes right now and the way that they caught the late sun and glowed seemed to sum up the essence of the day...
happy days
Hi Mel
ReplyDeleteI only have to walk down my front lawn, cross the road and I am on the boardwalk...I am so lucky...I am getting used to the sounds of the ocean at night after being on a still river for nearly 30 years.
Happy days
Hi Wanda
ReplyDeletethat is an interesting choice...I can see the power in the movement of the surging water and feel the calm in the deep green, and thank you for this metaphor of friendship.
happy days
Hi Bonnie
ReplyDeleteyou are a funny duck...We walk to the edge look over and pretend we are about to fly over the ocean...but don't go down onto the beach...it is in the shadows in the late afternoon and also makes the walk too long...
Actually I rarely go down onto Alexandra beach unless I am walking right over the Headland to Sunshine Beach and this makes a long walk, good in the winter... But back to the bods on the beach...I have found that the bay being unofficially nudist attracts a weird assortment of characters and I'd rather keep away...
And no I can't imagine walking in the raw...
Happy days
Hello Maggie
ReplyDeleteI am glad you came along...
Hi Barry
Happy walking to you and Lindsay
Hi Joanna
It is a rare jewel Joanna and one for which I am always grateful...
Happy days
Hello Reya
ReplyDeletethanks for walking with me
Hi Tracy
I hope all is well with you...my best wishes
Hi friko
Yes friko all I have to do is walk down the lawn, cross the road and I am on the boardwalk only 2 mins away from the park. The boardwalk around the edge of the ocean is such a great walk too.
Happy days
Hi Barb
ReplyDeletethanks for coming walking and being such great company.
Hi Cloudia
Glory be...
Happy days