seasons end . . .

summer season is coming to a close

school busses were on the road at 6:30 am

leaves are tinged with red & orange

my primroses have returned with the cool in the air

Boston Harbor

north of Olympia 5 miles

South Puget Sound

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Autumn is the mellower season

and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits

Samuel Butler

we would sing and dance around
because we know we can't be found
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade

he found himself wondering at times

especially in the autumn

 about the wild lands

and strange visions of mountains 

that he had never seen 

came into his dreams

J.R.R. Tolkien

Fall has always been my favorite season

the time when everything bursts with its last beauty

as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale

Lauren DeStefano

Autumn...the year's last loveliest smile.

William Cullen Bryant

marry me . . . by the sea

 

             

                             

my soul is full of longing

for the secret of the sea

and the heart of the great ocean

sends a thrilling pulse through me

. . Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . .

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ivory bohemian gown ~ Dahlnyc

marry me heart beach stone ~ Med Beach Stones

beach photography ~ The Gingham Owl

ring bearer sea shell ~ Iren Designs

sea glass crochet necklace ~ Astash

seashell bouquet ~ Caroledoc

bridal crown ~ Desert Rose Design

rustic nautical mason jar ~ One Rusty Nail

sea star ring ~ Fairytale Hollow

seashell barrette ~ The Mermaids Box

beach stone earrings ~ Gallery Zoo Art Designs

open back wedding gown ~ Yukigown

high tide pillow ~ Vintage Affair Studio

grooms linen shirt ~ Maliposha Clothes

"Barefoot Blond" essential oil perfume ~ Imagine Scents

beach glass photography ~ BLinton Photography

enjoy!

crabbiness

I have to brag ....... 
      just a little .......... 
          she is my daughter ..........♥

... and she gave him to me.. sweet, eh?

all hand stitched .. 

yes needle and thread 

 painstaking hour upon hour

that's love ♥

I want the beach ...

it's hot .. 
  I'm dripping
     I need to shave the cat 

            .................   I want the beach!

'beach weekend' by ZiBagz

at the beach 

 time you enjoyed wasting

is not time wasted 

 ~ t.s. eliot

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stay cool!

Full Pink Moon & Low Tides

last week's full moon brought the lowest tide 

I've seen here in Olympia

Boston Harbor .. Budd Inlet

-2.9 tide

boats resting on the mud flats

the sea, once it casts its spell

holds one in its net of wonder forever

Jacques Yves Cousteau

to me 

the sea is like a person

like a child that I've know a long time

it sounds crazy .. I know 

but when I swim in the sea I talk to it

I never feel along when I'm out there

Gertrude Ederle

those who live by the sea 

can hardly form a single thought 

of which the sea would not be part

Hermann Broch

the Mediterranean has the color of mackerel

changeable I mean

you don't always know if it is green or violet

you can't even say it's blue

because the next moment the changing reflection 

has taken on a tint of rose or gray

Vincent Van Gogh

the sea

washing the equator and the poles

offers its perilous aid

and the power and empire that follow it

beware of me it says

but if you can hold me

I am the key to all the lands

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mount Rainier over the Olympia skyline

Budd Inlet

Olympics Range

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♥♥♥ off to a great start!!

         May .... Ride Your Bike To Work Month by ZiBagz

                     I thought of that while riding my bicycle   ~ Einstein

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