Laine's Blog, Thinking Out Loud

Which Way?

 

 

If you notice, there is a flock of geese against the sunset sky,

heading, South.

They seem to be ahead of schedule, but they know better than I do,

when to move to warmer climes.

 

(I thought they were turned around and going North,

but it was me who was turned around, often confusing North and South.

I know, with the ocean right behind me...DUH!)

 

 

 

This is the sunset photograph under the "499" from last week.

Here is the Surfer shot that was superimposed over this photo. It is a little fuzzy, as the shutter speed was slow, 1/5th second!

The guys were sweet, giving me the thumbs up as they realized that their picture was being taken.

 

 

 

 

It was a beautiful night on St. Augustine Beach.

500

 

Ok, so this is going to take longer than I thought, after all, that's a lot of posts...500!!

So, this is just the begining and it might go on for the next week or so...we will see.

ENJOY!!!

 

 

 

 

Thanks to all of my subscribers and fans!

Meet me Friday, Barley's, 6 P.M. - for a toast!

St. Augustine!

 

 

Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine

 

 

Drum Roll Please...

 

 

 

 

 

The next post will be my 500th!!!! It might show up on Friday morning or Saturday or Sunday or Monday...but it will show up with some favorite quotes from my 500 posts! WooooHoooooo!

 

Wave Watching

 

 

This is an example of a very good use of time and space,

and two chairs and an umbrella.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Someone, please peel me a grape.

 

 

Sometimes, you just feel like that...

Lying back and taking it easy while someone waits on you...

Ahhhhhh...

 

 

 

 

 

In Praise of Music

 

Music, that strange juxtaposition of sounds - melodies and harmonies and syncopations - 

is as ephemeral as the wind.

 

Bette Davis once said that music was the one thing that she could not live without.

 

It's a kind of magic  soup that is cooked up by wizards of many stripes - 

from geniuses to crickets and frogs!

 

The young band pictured here is certainly making some fine music.

Can't you just hear it?

 

 

 

 

Magic Lantern slide print The Band, by Patricia A. Burke ©2002, with stars and moon added by this photographer!

Shine On

 

 

Harvest Moon...

not so big and orange as one might expect,

but plenty of brilliant white light,

and it may have ushered in the first night of sleeping

with the windows open,

all night long!

 

What's in your harvest for this summer, nearly gone?

Change is in the air...

 

 

 

St. Augustine Beach, Full Moon, September 2013.

 

 

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What Lovely Teeth...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nellie, the oldest known bottle-nose dolphin in captivity...this was taken in 2008 and she was in her fifties!

Marineland, Florida.

InAcupuncture...

 

 

If you have never had the joy of pruning one of these beautiful shrubs,

try to avoid it for the rest of your life.

No matter how hard you try to prevent it,

the gimungus thorns on the Bougainvillea

will get you.

 

On your hands (yes through the gloves),

your arms,

even through the soles of your shoes.

And they hurt!

 

Nature's own acupuncture,

or

should I say

in-acupuncture?

 

OUCH!

@#%&**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEY!

 

 

"What do we do now?"

 

 

 

 

 

Tadpoles, frogs, emerging from the ooze!

Is This True?

 

 

You cannot be unhappy in the present moment.

 

 

OSHO said this and I think that it is true.

The difficulty is finding the present moment,

even when you are standing right in it.

 

 

 

Sunrise, St. Augustine Beach.

Spanish Moss

 

 

Blue sky.

Sunshine.

Spanish moss.

A swim in the cool, refreshing springs.

 

Summertime!

 

 

 

 

 

DeLeon Springs, pancakes, canoeing and swimming!

 

The End of the Day

 

 

Can a person really be too tired

at the end of a sun filled day

to have a piece of ice cream cake?

 

Apparently so!

 

 

 

Blings Landing, sunset.

All In

 

 

Watch the birds,

they have much to teach us about being "all in,"

and saying "YES!" to life.

 

The morning's first birdsong,

begets the day's first smile.

 

YES!

 

 

 

Tiger Tail Beach, Florida, ©2003.

Time And Tide

 

There is a time and a season for everything...

 

 

Cherishing and letting go,

all at once.

 

Learning this,

to cherish and let go.

 

Maybe learning this.

 

It's a good idea anyway!

 

 

 

The Victory II, gone to rest. One of the first sightseeing boats in St. Augustine Harbor.

 

The Moon and Venus - Again!

 

First view through the sea oats...

 

later at sunset...

 

 

...and after,

 

 

the moon and venus keeping company for a day.

 

 

 

St. Augustine Beach.

 

Italy or France?

 

 

Italy?

France?

Pennsylvania?

 

 

 

 

 

The Bend In The Road

 

 

Sometimes you can't see which way the road bends up ahead,

(especially if you're older and driving at night - not pictured here!)

But if you keep the faith,

the way reveals itself

like a ray of light.

 

 

Cascades Park, Virginia, ©2010.

Last Look

 

 

Last look before leaving the beach as the tide runs out.

Storms across the way.

Safe here for now.

 

 

 

Matanzas Inlet, St. Augustine, Florida.

 

 

Some Critters

 

 

Some critters know how to relax.

A mouth full of something or other

and a full body stretch from here to there!

 

Where's my hammock?