The rain is steady and unrelenting....and expected here. If the sun comes out, it is an added bonus. But I kind of like the grey when I am at this beach. It draws out my deeper moods, my melancholies which I have grown to respect and embrace. Yes, I am quite comfortable in my greyer shades of being.
When I come to this place, I am often moved to tears. It has a power over me, and offers me an overwhelming sense of being home. I belong here. No other place on the planet makes me feel this way.
The rains were heavy yesterday, but I could only stay indoors for so long. I hovered near the windows like a restless child, anxious to be in the fresh open air. Ultimately, it was the sandpipers who enticed me to come out and play. I left the warmth of the fireplace, the company of my friends and ventured out to the calling sea.
And as I stepped into the moving water, I could see reflections of myself within the giant bubbles that rolled in with the surf...a girl in her rainboots, holding a blue and white umbrella, the wind teasing and twisting her hair as she scans the beach for sand dollars...contained in each bubble, the silent silhouette of a girl most at home within the sweeping tides.
My visit wasn't long enough. But then again, it never is. I am always longing for the next time, so very very grateful that there will be a next time. I take comfort knowing it will always be there, waiting for me.
aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I wanna go there so bad. I will die If I dont get to be somewhere like that before I die. hmmm wait, that will screw my chances of getting there before Im dead wont it? I better re-think that statement...
ReplyDeleteLovely photos! As usually I absolutelly adore the color palette you add to them in post processing. It creates such a beautiful, calm atmosphere!
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You're posts always speak to me, I know exactly what you mean about a place moving you to tears. I really miss not having access to the sea. Each time I'm near the ocean it feels as though I'm whole again.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful it would be to live by water such as this. Sometimes I love a rainy grey day to curl up and have the doldrums wash over me. It makes me appreciate the happy sunny days more.
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xo Catherine
Beautiful! This series is making my soul sing!
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Jaime, what a wonderful post. I love the sea and your post calls out to me. I'm unsure where you're located but it reminds me a bit of the Oregon coast we visited last year. Incredible beauty.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I look at your photos and just dream of your beautiful scenic world. We both love grey skies and hours of rain. She continues to point herself in the Seattle direction for college and reading your post gives me a glimpse of the scenes she craves.
ReplyDeleteWe were discussing cameras and I appreciated your comments! I wish I could get up to speed quicker. I bought a macro 50mm f2.8 fixed lens. Getting off the tripod doesn't seem possible. I want to be able to move and get outdoors with that macro but I'm either doing something wrong with the settings or using the wrong lens.
I am feeling like I need something a bit more versatile because I cannot get landscape shots and have limited zoom capability with my 16-85 kit lens.
It is such a process of discovery but it is highly frustrating for me because I want to learn so much with limited free time. You are my guru!! I just sit entranced by your photos!
So glad you enjoyed you weekend and push some of that rain down here to Texas when you can!
Look at my post how long. I am so sorry to dominate your comment field! I don't know how to set my blog so you can reply. I checked all of my settings. I set up a "contacts" page at the top.
ReplyDeletewhat is it....how is it.....that huge bodies of water, surrounded by nature, can bring out our most emotional selves ?
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You describe how I feel at Kennington Cove...it's home. It's my heart, where inner peace dwells. I love love love these photos...my brother is living in Tofino now..he made his dream come true. My goal is to get there myself someday...so glad you had a perfect weekend, you needed it, my love. xoxo
ReplyDeleteYour photos are beyond soulful...they need to be in a book. Every time I come here I leave more calm and peaceful. Namaste.
ReplyDeletei wish you had taken a photo of that reflection of you, but even still i can imagine you.
ReplyDeletebeautiful beautiful serene location. i can understand why you feel at home there.
I know that you are fully aware of your blessings in being so near the ocean. I know that you revel in it. Still... I feel compelled to say, "You are so VERY blessed!"
ReplyDeleteI know that feeling--of belonging in a place, being completely and joyously content there. There are several places in the Inland Northwest that speak to me like that, but I think the one that speaks the loudest is Lake Pend Oreille. I don't get to visit it as often as I would like, but whenever I do it is a balm to my soul. I have an uneasy rapport with rain: I love it when it is warm and I can go out and dance with it, but rain is almost never warm here so far north from my Texas home. And yet at Lake Pend Oreille, even though the rain is still cold, it becomes magical again: silver curtains instead of dull gray skies.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful it would be to live by water such as this
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