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Tag: beaches

A beach holiday

December 1, 2012January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 18 Comments

Saturday dawned cool, but sunny. It was Dec. 1, I finished with NaNoWriMo (and successfully, thankyouverymuch!) and since I had missed my photo hike last weekend, I got an early start this weekend. My goal was to attempt a sort of Christmas shot. The beaches around here truly are snow-white. It's similar not only in … Continue reading A beach holiday

Extra fine sugar

November 10, 2012January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 20 Comments

The beaches along the Florida Gulf Coast are stunning. That's not just a residency bias, they are truly beautiful. Soft, and white, and stretching for 100s of miles. More so in winter, than any other time of the year, the white sand beaches are often mistaken for snow. Even the dunes look like drifts. If … Continue reading Extra fine sugar

Broken promises

September 23, 2012January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

https://twitter.com/Tara_R/status/249507759115075585 Early Saturday morning I headed to the beach, hoping to have a little peace and quite. This time of year, right after the last surge of tourists Labor Day Weekend, the beaches clear out and you have the place pretty much to yourself. This morning even the birds were off somewhere else. The Gulf … Continue reading Broken promises

Calm before the storm

August 26, 2012January 15, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 24 Comments

So... there is this Tropical Storm brewing out in the Gulf, and if you can believe the NOAA predictions, it's supposed to intensify into a hurricane sometime late, late Sunday night or very early Monday morning. Tracing the little black dots on the NOAA tracking map, Hurricane Isaac should be knocking on my backdoor sometime … Continue reading Calm before the storm

Al fresco

August 3, 2012January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 3 Comments

Dining al fresco I spy with my little eye A super-sized fry Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL.

From the deep blue

June 7, 2012January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

Home upon the sand Salvaged from the deep blue sea Welcome mat left out Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL.

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