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Red Sands
It may seem I’ve been away from this site a bit; that’s a reflection of a full workload and upcoming travel to Winnipeg. Thinking about tomorrow’s flight made me reflect on Canada’s geographic diversity, and so I thought I’d take you today to the other end of my country and show you the path to Prince Edward Island’s Brackley Beach.
As you’ll see above, it’s not just the sands that have the red hue. Brackley Beach is about 22 km/about 13 miles out of Charlottetown and, for those of you who’ve read Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables novels of the early 1900s, this lovely spot is also roughly the same distance from Cavendish, where Green Gables House still stands.
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Sunset Silhouettes
Evening falls in Florida, where birds and boaters make striking silhouettees across the horizon.
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Tangles
Branches draped in green cascade down and past older limbs that stretch toward the light.
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Water Garden
Down at the beach, the waters wrapped the petals of a discarded bouquet into a simple and beautiful display.
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On the Canals
When you live in a country with five time zones, as do I, it’s easy to be envious of those based in continents where they can readily cross borders to soak up another culture in the course of a day. Last summer in Paris, we met a German couple who’d driven down to join in the Bastille Day Celebrations.
If I could snap my fingers and visit another country this weekend, it might be a return trip to Italy – and Venice in particular. On our first trip there, we learned just how easy it was to lose one’s bearings making your way around the canals, even if the Rialto Bridge served as a good reference point. The beauty of losing your way, though, was stumbling across the unexpected.
Happily, on the day I took this image, we weren’t lost. Rather, we were just a few twists and turns away from Hotel Tivoli, where we stayed.
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Spring Time at Kits
It’s Spring in Vancouver, and less than two weeks till the 137 meter/449 foot long salt water pool at Kitsilano Beach opens for the season. Last Sunday, competitors in the BMO Vancouver Marathon got to enjoy this spectacular setting on one leg of the race.
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Scale
Scale is interesting. While the birds’ size rings true, there’s something about the sand, the angle and the waves that seems to render the couple strolling Miami Beach smaller than life.
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Down by the Ocean
Early morning at Miami Beach, and we have a breezily invigorating morning.
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Inhale
A single gardenia blossom offers both intoxicating fragrance and elegance of form – even as its exquisite petals undergo their inevitable decline, as below.
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Sunrise at the Beach
If you visit Miami Beach and refrain from all-night partying on Collins Avenue, you’ll find a few others out at water’s edge come early morning – where there is nothing subtle about the sunrise.
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