Industrial autumn, con't

Simplicity, fallen from her tree.

Two perspetives

One place, two angles and two very different moods.

Beefore the winter

These little creatures never stop... nature is winding down but they're still hard at work.

Grey giants

Man made the behemoths, woman photographed it :-)

Nature meets lack of nurture

Taking back what is hers, one leaf, one blade at a time...

Welcome to "industrial autumn"

This month will be mostly focused on the passage of time and its ravages, or unfit beauties. Trees turn into flaming beauties before dropping naked in preparation for the onslaught of winter, once magestic buildings lose their shining armour and get discarded by the side of the road like common trash. But. Let's see it through different eyes, shall we?

Last photo for September...

...I hope you all enjoyed this month's photo theme, please check in again later this week to see what surprises October will bring :-) In closing, a few clever words from Oscar Wilde:

Too much work, and no vacation,
Deserves at least a small libation.
So hail! my friends, and raise your glasses,
Work's the curse of the drinking classes.

Traces, erased

I find myself at the extremity of a long beach. How gladly does the spirit leap forth, and suddenly enlarge its sense of being to the full extent of the broad, blue, sunny deep! A greeting and a homage to the Sea! I descend over its margin, and dip my hand into the wave that meets me, and bathe my brow. That far-resounding roar is the Ocean's voice of welcome. His salt breath brings a blessing along with it.
~Nathaniel Hawthorne, "Foot-prints on the Sea-shore"

Vacation comes to an end

...soon moving onto autumnal themes, so please enjoy the last few summer vacation pics by the sea!

Unbridled childhood

Memories of pure skies wipe away city blues magically, like the tide gently caressing its rippled sandy shores...

Flight

Another shot of Jonathan Livingston ;-)

Beachy clouds

This streak of clouds was quite entertaining, since we either had blue skies, grey skies or fog for most of the time.

Another lonely beach shot

Solitude, serenity, peace, quiet. Perfection.

Superstar!

The little one loves to give a show when she's in a playful mood! Which is most of the time...

Shimmer

Setting sun at rising tide, rock hopping to the beat of the sea...

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Funny how the sea brings out the child in all of us; I imagine that, to her, we all look like this.

Silent lucidity

I could put a dozen captions for this photo, but I'll let your imagination take over :-)

Cheesy by the seasy

C'mon, you KNOW I had to put up such a photo! LOL!

"Larmes de sirène"

Aka "Siren's tears" or, for the layman... seaglass! For those who beachcomb and collect it, you'll know that blue is one of the very rare colours (white, green and brown being predominant). Finding a chip of blue seaglass is a thrill... finding a giant chunk like this is the experience of a lifetime! It was turned into a pendant, to be worn with pride until one day, it returns to the sea.

Between roo and me

It's easy to feel like the best parent in the world when you can offer such serenity to your kids... and yes, dogs are people too!