I wiped away the weeds & foam. / I fetched my sea-born treasures home... Ralph Waldo Emerson







Monday, June 16, 2014

A Day in June




Hi! Come along, come with me for a walk on this exceptional mid-June day.


 ''And what is so rare as a day in June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days...''*
 

I'll never complain about crappy June weather again [maybe]! The past few days have been so amazing and so perfect. Cool, breezy, sunny.
First, a short walk with me and Mo. He is very little, he cannot walk the almost half mile to the shoreline. But he can enjoy the summer day and munch on glorious tea roses.
 


And we both loved these funny old fashioned moss roses....
 
Now Mo is tucked up for his baby nap,
 
 ...so let's go on on to the beach. And return to our poem:
''Now is the high-tide of the year,
And whatever of life hath ebbed away
Comes flooding back, with a ripply cheer,
Into every bare inlet and creek and bay...''


 The ocean is crystal clear and crisply cold. With ''sequins".

 
 
A quick dip, you ask? Maybe--a wade? The chill feels delightful on winter-boot  weary toes.
 

 
 
The water is so clear we can see these odd black sand deposits that sometimes occur on my usually white sand beach.



It is said the mineral is a gemstone, garnets! Deposited eons ago by a glacier.


The black sand sparkles in the sunlight.



The herring gulls are back from nesting. Some accompanied by their big ugly needy babies!



Gully was here but quite shy....

 
 



There are patches of wash-out ''gravel'', shells, tiny pebbles, seaglass---and a treasured sand dollar! Can you see it? Right in the center of the photo? It is the size of a dime,  maybe.

 
 
Here it is! Perfect. 


'''Tis enough for us now that the leaves are green;
We may shut our eyes, but we cannot help knowing
That skies are clear and grass is growing;
The breeze comes whispering in our ear,
That dandelions are blossoming near,
That the river [ocean] is bluer than the sky,
The heart forgets its sorrow ...'' *


 
 
(Remembering a friend....)
 
 
 
love
 
lizzy
 
gone to the beach.............
 
 
 
 
for those of you who always want to see the ''crowds"...lol.
This is as busy as it gets.
Sunday in June
 
*the poem with the oh so famous quote? I'd have guessed Frost or Whitman, but no:
a long sappy treatise
The Vision of Sir Launfal
 
 
 

10 comments:

  1. I -love- tea roses.

    The treasures on your beach are so amazing. Most of the treasures on the south Maui shore get smashed on the lava rocks. Yes, I could head to other beaches, but I'm doing good to get to the ones down here. LOL.

    I'll add the hat guidelines up on my blog.

    Hunter

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    1. Love the baby sweater thing---for my waaay in the future baby/ grandma hope chest?

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  2. Thank you! I ll check back for it. I always like to have a hat on my needles, for busy hands times, and locve the decrease.

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  3. Lovely poem and a lovely walk. Little Mo sure is cute. Moss roses are my favorite as they continue to survive here despite the heat. Have a great week. Tammy

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  4. You've outdone yourself. The pictures of the ocean are lovely, all sparkly and clear. The tea roses are beautiful, and what a treat to find a sand dollar. I'm glad you zoomed in because I couldn't find it!

    Give Moe a little head rub for me.

    Kel

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  5. Wonderful post..I could see the silver dollar! So pretty! When i was in grade school A friend brought me one! I think I kept it for years...but over time it got lost..smile.. Love all your sea finds..

    Blessings,
    Gert

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  6. So pretty! Great day for a walk. Poor Mo missed out on barking at the birds, LOL. Well, he'll grow...or you can get a doggy stroller...

    I'd love to play in that black sand, just to see how it feels. Oh, and I'd be poking through the gravel and shells, too. I kept thinking I was seeing a bluish beach pebble until I clicked for a bigger picture - then I could see it was a mussel shell, looked pale blue. Angel wings!

    Thanks for sharing your day and your walk!

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    1. Hi Mel. In the same way babies cannot talk, Mo cannot bark yet! He does cry, so sad....
      Pugs dont bark much and dont notice other animals much, just food toys and their humans. So Gully and the squirrels are safe.

      love

      r

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  7. Happy you all enjoyed the post! Next day was 91*F! yikes.

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  8. Thanks for taking me along to your beach! Sure looks like a beautiful day.

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