PIX: I found a starfish, some red coral, a natural sponge, & saw some dolphins

[Lex]

in a 90 minute walk on the (very cold) beach in NC yesterday.

I will show you, if you want.


The beach:



From a shell's point of view:



The red coral (it was hard and brittle) and the starfish (it was not alive):



The dolphins:



Seagulls under the moon:



'Natural' hieroglyphics:



A sea sponge (it was soft-ish):




Hope you enjoyed them. It was beautiful and exhilarating. :hi:


"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars." -- Walt Whitman

[countingbluecars]

1. Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing.

[Lex]

5. thanks . . .

I love the beach (even--and maybe most especially) in the winter.

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Thanks!

[Lex]

7. my pleasure

I love taking pictures and sharing them (maybe even to the point of being annoying!).

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. Then keep on annoying us- I've saved two of them for future desktop imagery

:)

[lost-in-nj]

3. Thank you

this is absolutely beautiful...

I am going to take pictures when I go to FL in March....
lots of sand dollars and weird stuff..


but these are awesome!!!!

I am going to the outer banks in August!!!!

lost

[Lex]

8. the outer banks are glorious and

you probably know to take plenty of mosquito repellant for an August visit, but I'll repeat it anyway :hi:

[zanne]

4. How beautiful.

I love sea shells and there's nothing like an empty beach for bringing out the romantic in me.

[Lex]

9. I simply couldn't believe

the beautiful things that had washed up on shore, and then to see the dolphins! It was magical.

[zanne]

17. Now I want to go there, just to walk on the beach! nt

[SeattleGirl]

6. Great pictures!

:thumbsup:

[Lex]

11. Thanks, SG.

You're the best. :pals:

[SallyMander]

12. I LOVE the coral and starfish shot

They are all lovely though! :hi:

[Lex]

13. I've never found either before

and I've logged many miles combing the beach whenever I'm there.

[Guava Jelly]

14. WOW!!!

Thank you..
For a moment I felt warm.

[Lex]

15. It was around 40 degrees

but depending on where you are, that might be warm. I had on 3 sweatshirts and heavy coat. And gloves and a hat. The gloves totally muck up the ability to manipulate the camera!

[YellowRubberDuckie]

16. Those are BEAUTIFUL!

I would have them hanging all over my house. Those are just...breathtaking! You should email your state's tourism board and ask if they buy or just take pictures. Those would be great advertising for NC!
Duckie

[Lex]

19. Thank you for the compliment.

I might get some prints of some of those, come to think of it. :hi:

[Ptah]

18. Thanks for those pictures, Lex

:thumbsup:

I need to visit a beach soon.

[Lex]

20. Yes, the beach

has a way of restoring me. You should go soon.

“for whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
it's always ourselves we find in the sea”

-- ee cummings

[BarenakedLady]

21. beautiful!

I love love love the seashell one.

:thumbsup:

[Lex]

32. thanks

I like that one too. My camera does most all the work because I have it set on 'auto.'

[CherokeeDem]

22. Fantastic Pictures

Reminds me of growing up in South Carolina and spending summers at Edisto Beach. So many shells and watching from my bedroom window the ships come up over the horizon heading toward the port at Charleston and the sky filled with stars. Simply beautiful photos, especially the one from the shells point of view. Thanks for sharing!

[Lex]

33. SC has very beautiful beaches too . . . .

lovely memories of watching the ships from your bedroom window. :hi:

[Road Scholar]

23. Very nice. I think you must be an artist with a camera. You must

have one helluva... ohhhh nevermind.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :hi:

[Lex]

30. thanks Dad

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear Lex!

Very nice!

How lucky you are to have all those wonderful things on your beaches...

Our beaches just don't!

A bit of seaweed now and then, if we're lucky!

And if I may, a small suggestion: Your close-ups are very nice, but they could do with a bit of cropping to make the item more prominent...

Keep 'em coming!

:hug:

[Lex]

28. thanks

but I think if I cropped some of them closer, the perspective of just what the subject is becomes difficult to discern

but these were just for fun anyway

[Shakespeare]

25. That red coral is an incredible find!

I'm wondering if it washed up in the gulf stream. Regardless, I'm deeply envious!

[Lex]

29. I'd never found any before

but there's been a few strong storms off the coast recently

[GoddessOfGuinness]

26. These are wonderful!

I especially like the shell's point of view, the coral (what a rare find!), and the sponge.
Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful moments!

[Lex]

31. you're quite welcome

:pals:

[MonkeyFunk]

27. Thank you

beautiful pics.

[Lex]

34. glad you enjoyed them

MonkeyFunk. :thumbsup:

[ThomCat]

35. I wish we could be there with you.

:)

[Lex]

36. I think it's my way of taking you all with me.

:hug: