Magnificent clouds
01-18-19 The clouds over the Sarasota Bay were magnificent.
Bay bridge view
01-18-19 Simply a lovely view from the John Ringling Causeway Bridge on a gorgeous winter day in paradise. Image taken with IPhone.
Ten Thousand Islands
09-15-19 Within the Ten Thousand Islands Everglades National Park are a diverse display of islands, keys, and mangrove islets.
Sarasota skyline
01-18-19 One of my favorite Sarasota skyline / ba ybridge views is from the small bridge connecting St. Armands Key to City Island. Since it was exceptional, the image was composed to include the shallow water in the foreground. Image taken with my iPhone.
Flooded beach
05-27-18 Siesta Key beach was flooded from the mega torrential rains brought to the Gulf Coast by Tropical Storm Alberto.
Beach on a calm morning
08-28-16 The beach I called home for a week was calm, beautful with clear skies on the first full day - Perfect! ... and then the beach turned windy and rainy with a super rough surf from a pending hurricane. Again, Perfect!
Sunrise on final day
09-08-17 As we prepared to evacuate for Hurricane Irma, the sunrise over the beach was filled with peace and tranquility.
North Longboat Key beach
09-07-15 On my last full day at the beach, I walked to the northern tip of Longboat Key. With Hurricane Irma days away from her FL encounter, the beaches were gorgeous, full of life yet devoid of humans.
Beach vegetation
09-06-16 Love seeing county beaches embrace vegetation that serves as a natural erosion control.
Natural beach
02-10-23 North and South Lido Key are natural beaches dedicated to local wildlife, mainly birds.
Beach view
09-04-17 A view NOW during a morning walk on the gorgeous Longboat Key beach. Surreal, the iPhone 7 capture was much better than with my Nikon D750!
Beach morning glory
09-02-19 Beyond their intrinsic beauty, the beach morning glory, also known as goat's foot creeper, prevalent on Florida Gulf Coast assist with sand erosion along the shoreline.
Sea oats on stormy beach
08-30-16 The sea oats were stunning on the stormy beach.
Sea oats in golden light
09-03-19 As the Sun greets the day, the shoreline sea oats glowed within the golden light.
North Longboat Key Beach
09-02-15 Wow, what a lovely view of the Longboat Key beach as I closed in on the drift wood forest at the northern tip of the key.
Island beach
09-15-19 One of the stops on the Everglades Ten Thousand Island motor-boat tour was a barrier island. Hidden behind the first tree cluster is portable toilet for National Park visitors.
Cuba seashore scene
01-14-17 The Cuba Caribbean Sea coast was spectacular.
Beach outside Casa Vino
01-10-16 A lovely alcove along the Baja California Sur Pacific Ocean Coast.
Cerritos Beach
01-08-16 A sole surfer heads out to the Cerritos Beach waves as the Sun heads towards the horizon.
View from the lighthouse
05-04-19 On a clear day, St. Thomas can be seen from the spectacular view at the Cape San Juan Lighthouse.
Ocean view from hilltop
01-09-16 The hilltop view from our almost daily walk to Cerritos Beach.
Surreal seashore waves
01-14-16 The crashing waves against the rocky shore remind us of our intergalactic conneections.
Lively wave
01-14-16 Each wave has a spirit of its own.
Dancing waves
01-10-16 The powerful Pacific Ocean waves seemed to dance with delight before crashing into the shore.
Wave ready to crach
01-12-16 An unfurling wave prepares to crash on the volcanic rock along the shore.
Wave crashing
01-12-16 ... and the wave crashes on the shoreline volcanic rock. I stayed for one more click!
Foamy shore
01-08-16 The foamy shoreline after the crashing waves recede continued to amaze throughout our Baja California Sur Pennisula visit.
Water over rock
01-12-16 Volcanic rock is common along the Pacific Coast beaches; as they crash over the rocks, the waves make spectacular active art consisting of water, foam and rock.
Receding wave
01-12-16 ... and then the wave recedes leaving active, foamy artwork within the volcanic rock.
Foamy rock
01-12-16 As powerful waves recede, foamy water settles on the rocks and then runs off in the well worn crevices.
close-up of beach rocks
01-13-16 A close-up of the Pescadera Beach rocks as a wave recedes into foam - these rocks made an unforgettable "rumble" as the waves returned to the ocean.
North Lido beach
06-01-19 When in doubt get low for a unique perspective.
Sand patterns from the tide
01-09-16 The strong receding tide created interesting designs in the sand.
Design in sand
01-09-16 When I got up from taking the tidal sand design photos, I was amazed to see the images created by body in the sand. There are a multitude of Beings coming forth in the design!
Remnants of the morning hunt
09-02-19 Remnants of the morning hunt remind us of the tremendous work it takes to forage morsels of nutrition in the wild. Additionally, prey creatures must both find ample food and protect themselves from predators.
Hatched loggerhead turtle eggs
09-02-19 Overnight almost 40 young loggerhead turtles made their way to the Gulf surf.
Driftwood in water
01-10-16 The Pacific Coast beaches are speckled with magnificent pieces of driftwood.
Driftwood Forest
09-02-15 The driftwood forest on the northern tip of Longboat Key always intrigues me. I love the bird flying through the two tall trees.
09-02-15 The view heading north of the Longboat Key driftwood forest. By the time I returned south, the tide had come in and I waded through knee deep water in some places.
Wind-blown palm tree
09-01-16 The storm winds started picking up this afternoon on Longboat Key.
Lido Gulf Beach in storm
08-28-15 It was a formidable, yet gorgeous, scene as I walked from Big Pass to the Lido Key Gulf Beaches.
Stormy beach
09-01-16 The stormy Florida Gulf Coast beach was a drastic change from the calm seas mere days earlier.
Rainy day at the beach
08-27-16 As forecasted, a stormy day welcomed us to our week at the beach. ... and it was beautiful!
Storm arriving
08-30-16 The tropical storm arrives on the Gulf Coast as the sun sets after a cloudy, beautiful day.
Willets in-flight
09-01-16 As I turned around, the willet flock took flight - no time for focus & settings change.
West Rainbow
09-06-17 As Hurricane Irma's outer storm bands arrived, I was gifted with a magical moment at my three-mile beach walk turnaround. With perfect timing the blue heron hunting and an in-flight pelican anchor the magnificent rainbow. A few minutes later another rainbow appeared in the storms to the north while I hurried back to the condo.
Sisters walking to the beach
05-25-18 Two sisters walk down to the shoreline.
