All at sea!
Wipeout!
Licking and licking,
With a greedy salted tongue.
Restrained by the tide
Adrift
Uprooted from home
Battling for survival
Learning new skills
And mastering them
Poised, ready for action
Ships that pass…
I’m not sure quite where this wistful post came from. It started life as a tribute to Lazy Poet’s Thursday Haiku and somehow morphed. Just me, rambling on Algarve beaches. But this week, Gilly has the most beautiful Tanka. Do go and see.
restlessjo 
Here in Ontario, Canada, we awoke to a very crisp, fall morning. Sifting through your beautiful photos brought a wee bit of warmth into my morning. Cheers!
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It’s Autumn here in north east England too, Lynn. I like to escape into a memory now and then 🙂 But the warm colours are a consolation, aren’t they?
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They sure are Jo! Honestly, I love the change of seasons & would miss them immensely if I lived in a place where it was summer all year round.
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awesome captures, Jo! oh i love the sea! 🙂
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So do I, LolaWi! So do I 🙂 Thank you!
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I wouldn’t mind trying my hand at paddleboarding, sounds like a great way to get fit!
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On a nice calm sea like that one I don’t suppose it’s too bad. I haven’t tried, though 🙂
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Fantastic captures, Jo! “All at sea” captured of the fun and excitement and the last one is a fabulous shot. 🙂
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Thanks a lot, Amy! I just had fun with this one. I have so many beach photos, you wouldn’t believe! 🙂
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Very welcome warmth on the first crisp morning I needed a sweater and coat!
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It’s actually still warm here in England during the daytime, though the extremities are nippy. 🙂 Making the most of it because it can’t last.
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Was that you in the first shot, Jo? I could see you doing that. 🙂 Great photos!
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Absolutely not, Jill! Though I am good at falling off things 🙂 Thanks, honeybun!
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I am envious! and I love the style of this post.
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Thanks, Viv 🙂 I have loads of lovely photos from the last trip, and it’s actually still quite warm here. Very strange, but very nice 🙂
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Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!!! A lovely essay of life and activity on the sea and sand, wistful and whimsical. The haiku captures the atmosphere. Gilly will be proud of you.
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Thanks, darlin’! Gilly said I’ve got my poetry badge 🙂
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Meg is into the haiku too and cleverly combined with her photos. Have you seen her latest post?
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No, I owe her a visit, Pauline. Some people need more time for a visit so I was saving Meg for when I’m not rushed. It’s wonderfully foggy this morning and the other half is off out on a job so I’ll be doing some catch up. 🙂
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Enjoy your day in hiding from the fog. We are in for a mini heatwave this weekend over 30C.
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It did get out beautifully in the end and I’ve spent most of the day outdoors, including our tai chi class this afternoon. 🙂
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Good for you…
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Absolutely beautiful Jo and so much fun! I love when you are wistful. Thanks for sharing these stunning captures. 😀 ♥
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The beaches were busier than I’m used to because we were there in August, Sonel, but you could still find peace and quiet if you wandered a bit further. I enjoyed ‘observing life’ 🙂 🙂
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I know what you mean and now and then it’s fun sitting at a quiet spot where you can ‘observe’ people. I like to do that sometimes, but without them seeing me. 😀
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he, sì ! proprio tutto il mare. ma tutto tutto,ora che sta arrivando l’autunno sta fermo negli occhi del cuore!
splendide immagini amica Giovanna, sempre un vero piacere passarti a salutare
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It’s always good to welcome you here, Annalisa. 🙂 Autumn is here in England but it has stayed warm in the daytime. Cool on a morning and at night, but I have my memories to keep me warm. 🙂
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“greedy salted tongue” Such a creative phrase, and I bet that’s what we taste when we are spending time swimming or surfing in the ocean’s water. Lovely set of summerish photos – just in time for the warm spring that’s heading my way here in Australia 😀 I love the first shot the best. Good timing on that one catching the surfer riding the waves 🙂
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Many thanks, Mabel 🙂 We were often at the beach because it was quite hot in the Algarve. While my husband lazed I wandered off with the camera. So everyone was happy 🙂
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A fresh and lively post Jo and I love your Haiku – so very true 🙂
Great admiration for the board paddlers ,they always look so precarious but somehow they just keep gliding on across the sea surface ….
Enjoy your walk Jo … fog here … it may lift 🙂
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Hi Poppy! 🙂 Have you posted yet? I did check recently…
We were lost in fog for about 3 days at the beginning of the week but that nice Mother Nature person was on our side again today and it was glorious. 🙂
Always happy with my Algarve memories.
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I figured those weren’t Poland!
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You were right! 🙂 🙂
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A lovely series of photos matched by a lovely series of words. Plenty of action, and you the gentle observer.
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That about sums it up! Thanks, Meg! Off out to gently explore the sunny countryside this morning. Will respond to you later. Sending hugs! 🙂
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Truly fascinating activities offered by our ocean 🙂
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There did seem to be a lot going on at the beach, Indah! Height of Summer 🙂
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Ships that pass is such a soothing photo. Love it.
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I have one I like better, Ann, but it’s a bit ‘squint’ 🙂 I zoomed in on it and it’s a lovely shot. If I get around to processing I might try to straighten it but I’m very lazy at that. 🙂 And thank you 🙂
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Where in the Algarve did you take these, Jo?
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Just on the ilha at Tavira 🙂
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Ah! Just curious… 🙂 Nice catch of the surfer on the crest of that wave there.
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We had a real mix of seas, from flat calm to whooshy. I love both. Thanks! 🙂
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This a splendid photo essay, Jo. Can taste the sea salty air, and feel the joy of being THERE.
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Just plonk me on those beaches and let me wander, Tish. I’m never happier 🙂 Thank you!
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What fabulous shots you got, really capturing the mood and the place. Lovely.
Alison
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Wow, thanks Alison! Coming from you that feels like praise. I’m glad you liked them. 🙂
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Like the wistfulness and wish I could be there now – this post is so evocative
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We just booked to return at the end of November and I’ve started to look though my 900+ photos from the last trip. 🙂 Thanks, Becky!
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Fabulous – and I have the same problem with my photos!
If we’re in Tavira or you are in Olhão in December perhaps we can do coffee one day 😉
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We’re only there till 3rd December but if we overlap… 🙂
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No idea how long we’re staying but almost certainly after the 3rd….so hopefully
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