Friday, October 6, 2017

An Off-Season Walk on the Beach

This is our favorite time of year to walk on the beach.
The air is cool, crisp and filled with an almost overwhelming scent of salt.
The sand is vacant of people and footprints.

Some waves rolled gently to the shore,

while others crashed on to the beach with excitement and an abundant amount of foam. 
We put our feet in the water and it is still so warm.

As we leave, I pick up my flip flops that have been waiting here for me...

I took some pictures of the beautiful goldenrod, 


and how cute are those 2 pink umbrellas?

I never saw Mr. bug, upper right corner of this picture, until I loaded the pictures on the computer.
At first I thought it was a helicopter, 
silly me...I had been captivated by the beautiful goldenrod.

As we walked back to the car, we saw this beautiful zinnia,
the hubs took these pictures.

It is a beauty, isn't it?
Almost all of the beach homes in this area have gorgeous gardens.

We didn't find much sea glass but all the pieces we did find were well worn
and had clearly been hiding in the ocean for a very long time.

September 24, 2017

25 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello, love the views of the ocean and waves. The flowers are beautiful, I love zinnias. Neat capture of the flying bug. Looks like a nice walk and great photos. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!

Marie Smith said...

I thought the insect was a single engine plane in the distance! Lol! Such a beautiful beach, Debbie and great photos by both of you!

Latane Barton said...

I would have thought it was a helicopter, too. Great capture of Mr. Bug. Your sea glass is lovely. i've never found any but I sure could paint and hide those rocks you found!! My new craze at the moment.

Jill said...

You've brought the beach to me today and oh how I thank you! I absolutely adore your flip flops on the fence. That sums up summer perfectly!

Farm Girl said...

Isn't it nice when the crowds go home? I love going to the beach when there are no people. Such pretty flowers.
I think you live in a perfect place Debbie.

Adam said...

at least you found some sea glass, I've never had found any on the beach ever.

Sandi said...

Love off seasons walks at the beach...so tranquil.

“Had been hiding in the ocean a long time...”

Some people are like that.

Changes in the wind said...

Oh how I wish I could go there....and of course those were your sandals....purple ones:)
The sand looks so white and clean.

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

It's definitely nice not to broil

Beside a babbling brook... said...

Autumn is perfect ocean time! As I have said a million times, (smile) we used to go over to Cape Cod, every Sept. or Oct. We miss it sooo much.

Sea glass!!!!!! Oh that dark-ish green one!!!!!

Thank you for taking me on your lovely ocean walk...

Ruth Hiebert said...

WOW! These are lovely scenes. A time like that is when I would enjoy being on the beach.I don't care for lots of people around when I want o enjoy nature.

DeniseinVA said...

Another delightful post Debbie, and I smiled at the umbrellas and the zinnias being the same color, just a gorgeous shade. I also love your flip-flops! Such a neat photo and the sea glass, so very pretty! This is a great time for a walk on the beach and your beautiful pics took me right back to my own walk a few weeks ago. Thank you!

Prunella Pepperpot said...

What a stunning beach to walk along! Loving your flipflops and the beautiful flowers. The hover flies adore the golden rod. Glass takes on a whole new look when it has been bashed by the sand and waves. You found some lovely pieces!
Have an amazing weekend :)

Pam said...

Loving your pics of the beach! Nice job. Course I always love seeing that you found sea glass.

Judy said...

My favorite time of year to visit the ocean is late September or early October.
All the tourists gone, all the stupid tourist shops closed--yeah I love it then.
Then, I can pretend I am a native of that area--like I actually live there.
Always has been hard to turn my back to drive away.
I watch the disappearing shoreline in the rear-view mirror for as long as possible.

Christine said...

Wonderful seascapes and those two hot pink umbrellas really caught my eye!

The Furry Gnome said...

Something so special living by the ocean!

Conniecrafter said...

It is nice to have the beach to yourself, and such pretty flowers you found too :) I love that you didn't see the bee until downloading your picture, I have a few of those and then others that I wonder what in the world was I getting a picture of there :) You may not have found a lot but you did find some different color sea glass, looks like it was a perfect day out

LeAnn said...

What a lovely trip to the beach! I think it would be fun to go when it isn't crowded. It's been a long time since I have been at a beach. We have a trip in December to Hawaii with one of my daughter and family. We are looking forward to that. You Hubs take pretty good photos too.
Blessings and hugs~

Wietrzyk said...

Beautiful autumn by the sea :)

Anvilcloud said...

It looks so inviting.

Brian King said...

Beautiful waves and flowers! I would much prefer a vacant beach as well.

Jenn Jilks said...

What a beautiful post!

Sally said...

Oh, now I'm wanting to visit the beach! Such beautiful photos, Debbie. :)

xoxo

Unknown said...

My very favorite kind of beach, Debbie. Empty!
And this one is so, so beautiful.
I just love the ocean, and beach fences. East coast beach fences.
xo.