Hi! As I type this, slowly, slowly on my new keyboard, the first snow of this winter is falling gently outside. The young man who installs my air-conditioner covers has finally appeared. I'd feel sorry for him, working in the sleet and cold but he was scheduled [and paid] to come in late October, and just now is getting to work.
On a nicer day last week week before the computer changeover I took a long cobweb clearing hike on the beach. It was a fairly nice day and quite busy by December standards. Maybe ten or so people walking along the three or four mile stretch of beach?
The beach itself was windswept and not perhaps as beautiful as it is on a hot day in June. But refreshing and peaceful. Join me?
I was happy to see the boardwalk still in place.
And the bench to sit and enjoy the quiet for a few moments.
The Par Ducks remain in place, actually less buried, the sand swept away in the last wind storm. The other items all are gone, just one shell remains.
The Trump gathering of wood and flag have gone, only this last gallows-like tree remains. Trump's last stand?
[Oddly I have a neighbor who is still faithfully flying his Trump 2020 flag. It's enormous. No one mentions it. How polite we all are!]
Gully! The only bird on the beach today.
I walk home via the dune edges.
This is the beach view of the seawall, the hidey hole Mo likes to peer out from the other side, I enjoy seeing the winter weeds and plants: bayberry, goldenrod seed heads, dune grass, phragmites, tumbleweed.
Then home, with tiny roses still in hopeful bloom, dried brown hydrangea still beautiful to me; dense rich holly, in the height of its seasonal perfection, a stray light purple stalk of unknown flowers, happy in the December warming [hosta].
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Hot tea and Mo are waiting, as the too early sunset arrives at 4 PM.
love
lizzy
gone to the beach....
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Lovely wintery images. Hopefully your neighbor comes to his senses and takes the flag down in 2021. :).
ReplyDeleteLooks like it was a nice walk (except for signs of anything Trump related :/ I thought about going for a walk at the beach today here but remembered I never go when it is the weekend because people gather at night and leave all their trash behind when they depart so it is a pathetic sight to see and just makes me super angry. I'll wait a couple of days and then venture that way. Take care.
ReplyDeleteGood old Gully!
ReplyDeleteThank you for a wonderful walk. It's refreshing to see the subtlety of your wintery grasses and hydrangeas. Always interesting to see things from a new perspective or season especially the stunning wintry sky shots.
What a lovely walk. We will miss being close-ish to a beach when we move. We will be a couple of hours away instead of just half an hour.
ReplyDeleteI'll enjoy seeing your new area as you walk and explore the countryside. But two hours is very far for the beach,
DeleteA lovely walk along the beach. Quite a long walk compared to last year, which is great.
ReplyDeleteGlad your computer is working. Thanks for the photos.
What a lovely walk you had; we are in the midst of a dense fog here this morning shrouding all the bare tree branches and stilling any sounds...
ReplyDeleteI'm with Cynthia, hoping your neighbor takes his flag down....
Have a great weekend, hugs from a cloud
Julierose
Beautiful pictures, almost enough to make me feel like I was there! Love your walks! The one piece of wood left on the beach looks like a zombie arm, with the fingers digging into the sand, lol!
ReplyDeleteLove to see the interesting plants on your walks, too, although I'm not sure that one picture is holly...maybe just a variety I've not seen. The hosta flowers were certainly a surprise! I think they're confused!
I won't feel too bad about the guy working in the snow, either, if he's THAT far behind on his jobs. I will hope he's dressed for the weather, though!
Here we've got a cold spell starting - 34 here at noon with a windchill around 27 and they're predicting snow tomorrow. We've already had several light snowfalls although most haven't 'stuck'. I don't mind a little snow, as long as the thermometer stays above 0 and we don't get ICE!
Stock up on your tea, and stay warm!
Great photos. I almost feel like I have to knock the sand off my shoes!
ReplyDeleteI posted this at your request! Hope you enjoyed.
Deletelovely photos...i love the beach any season at all...
ReplyDeleteHi! I went on a little blog jog today and came across yours. I love all your beach photos and I also think the dried brown Hydrangeas are beautiful. I really love your little Mo! It's nice to "meet" you Lizzy :)
ReplyDeleteHi Martha, I hope you check back for this note. I don't have an email for you.
DeleteHello and welcome! Mo and I are also pleased to meet you and hope you'll visit often. When I don t have computer woes I try to post two or three times a week.
best wishes
lizzy
Your beach is beautiful no matter the season, it's no wonder you love it so. Our tiny bit of snow disappeared earlier this week and we've had balmy for December 50+ degree days. That didn't stop the dreaded plague from striking our little home. DH tested positive last Monday. Doing good, his quarantine ends next Wednesday but my quarantine has to go another 14 days beyond that since they consider his last day of quarantine the same as my latest day of exposure so I won't be a "free woman" til New Years Eve! Stay safe and healthy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely walk! So pretty. I can almost smell that sea air. Polite is good but I have to admit I probably would have stolen that flag...lol Have a great week! Kit 🌲
ReplyDeleteYour beach pictures are so pretty today!:)
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