A relaxed moment, chatting and looking out on the stillness of the lagoon.
Not at all like the intensity of Paula’s Thursday’s Special. You will love it!
A relaxed moment, chatting and looking out on the stillness of the lagoon.
Not at all like the intensity of Paula’s Thursday’s Special. You will love it!
I can almost smell that salty air. 🙂
Yes! 🙂 You can’t get much closer to the sea without being in it.
Beautiful boat shots, paericularly the center one.
Peta
I love boats and their reflections, Peta 🙂
These are beautiful photos Jo, So calm and relaxing. I hope you’re going well xxxx
Hello, sweetheart! How are things with you? A few offspring problems here but otherwise all fine, thanks 🙂
Those offspring problems can be heartbreaking Jo xxxx
How peaceful Jo – such beautiful photos! The colours are so lovely. We have had an unusual summer palette of greys here – it poured down for 2 days with no respite breaking records – coldest ever recorded maximum temp in February. It struggled to 17 on Thursday then a dizzy 19 – very strange (average max is 30)! Our garden looks so green though! Hope you have a lovely weekend 🙂
17! Woo Hoo! 🙂 🙂 It was 2C at its peak yesterday with wintry showers. Want to swap? No, seriously, Rosemay, it is all a little bizarre but I bet your garden’s happy. It will be another swift walking, well wrapped up day today 🙂
Brr sounds very cold Jo – no I’ll take 17 over 2 degrees though it is the height of summer here!! Our daughter in London says it was snowing earlier this week! It’s just been a very odd summer here coming after a cold winter and spring. I’m happy we really haven’t had heatwave conditions like many parts of Australia – the eastern states are sweltering. Apparently, according to Monsieur, the magnetic poles have changed round and this could be causing unusual weather patterns (he has read an article about it). Hope you are keeping well rugged up though! I do love winter fires and looking forward to lighting our wood burner again probably sooner rather than later at this rate! 🙂
un limpido mare
su cui lasciarsi dondolare
ed infine sognare
🙂
Volare, oo-oh! Cantare, oh-oh-oh oh 🙂 🙂
Ciao, bella!
So beautiful, Jo. Love the calmness shown in your shots. It’s almost as though the place is holding its breath, waiting for something to happen.
And then I leaped onto the beach – ta-dahh! 🙂 🙂 Perhaps not, Ad. It’s a lovely place.
😅
It’s so still and flat one can hardly believe that is water! Beautiful photos Jo.
Hiya Sue! 🙂 🙂 I have to keep looking and reminding myself. Wintry showers are the order of the day here. And no, it wasn’t me who ordered them 🙂
Haha you were just getting jealous of our Canadian snowbanks. 🙂
Wasn’t I just! I daren’t look but we don’t appear to have a covering yet 🙂
Pure bliss, Jo! I bet a stillness descends upon everyone around in such calm bewitching beauty.
It is a lovely situation, Annika, nestled at the foot of a tiny village. 🙂
Beautiful lighting and the still lagoon is a perfect mirror.
Thank you 🙂 It’s a lovely area and I’ve spent many happy hours there.
Wow that’s so still. Amazing
Yes, flat calm 🙂
Wow, I love it!
Thanks, Ann! All good with you? Lots of snow? 🙂
Ah, lovely, Jo. This is making me feel a tad warmer! 😀
I have to admit, it’s a bit parky in the north east right now, Tom. Not sure why I came home 🙂
It isn’t much different here in the north west…
Cool and calming Jo, just what I needed 😊
Tough week, huh, Sam? 😦
A lot going on Jo but hoping that there will be clarity soon 🙂
They’re beautiful darling, so calm and serene. I like boats almost as much as you do, I must pop down to Topsham soon and see what I can find 🙂
It’s going to be bleak here this week, Gilly, but I’m hopeful that after that Spring won’t be too far away. 🙂 We have snowdrops out and hellebores. Apparently Jude was at a garden yesterday. Wooh Hoo! 🙂 Hugs, hon!
So peaceful! I feel calm just looking at your pictures.
I have some lovely watery shots from the last trip, Anabel. It really was that tranquil 🙂
Time stopped
I think it did! 🙂
Jo, I think I could sit on that beach & look at that beautiful, calm water, all day!
I’ll budge up and make space, Lynn 🙂 🙂
Thanks for sharing this lovely relaxed moment, Jo, and the peaceful lagoon. It was a moment of heaven, and much appreciated.
Are you in the middle of bleak midwinter, Jet? Still wet in California? I can’t fathom the weather this year! It’s a little crazy (and not only the weather!) 🙂 🙂
Hi Jo, oh yes, it rains endlessly in northern Calif. these days, and yes, bleak. However, I just returned from 10 days in the Caribbean so while my mosquito and chigger bites slowly disappear, I’m pretty happy. 😀 Always fun to enjoy a few moments with you, Jo.
I just saw your Hawaii post and was thinking you’d found a little ‘warmth’. 🙂 🙂
Very peaceful, Jo. While it has been foggy around here, the ocean has been calm and keeps drawing us in for a walk on the boardwalks or the beach (when dogs are allowed).
I quite like foggy walks as long as it’s not cold, Liesbet. Nicely atmospheric 🙂
Looking at these, there’s only one word in my head. SIESTA!!! Wake me up in 30 minutes.
Not a bad idea, Denzil. 🙂 We’d had a bit of a walk first and were just about to head home.
It was a bit like this here yesterday. Well, not exactly HERE, but over on the south coast on the Helford River. Blue sky and no wind! Now that makes a change… 🙂
You got to your garden, then? Miserable here today and trying its best to snow. Probably overnight 🙂
I did and it was lovely – loads of snowdrops too!
Love the first shot Jo.
I don’t do people shots much, Colline, but there was just something about these guys 🙂 Thank you!
Wow! Jo, these are stunning. The water looks like glass. Your second photo looks like a jigsaw puzzle I worked recently. Thank you for sharing these beautiful shots!
I don’t think there was a breath of wind that January day, Jill 🙂 Not quite so warm and pleasant in the UK! How’re things with you? (and thank you!)
Can’t complain…it’s almost the weekend. 🙂 Hope you’re doing well.
Ah, some peace and quiet. I could use some of that right now. Adam just lost his job at the hostel in Hawaii. Here we go again! I hope all is well, Jo!
Same problem here Cathy! It was nice while it lasted! X
Yes, same here, Jo. He was finally getting into a groove, saving money and paying down his debts. Now, who knows….
A wonderful trio of profiles. I want to be there NOW!
Pack your bags, lass! Let’s go 🙂 🙂
So-oooo tempting 🙂
Stunning…….weather due to change though this weekend for a few days
Especially when you get here! 🙂 🙂
How gorgeous. The water look so still.
Flat calm, Carol. 🙂 This was in early January and pleasantly warm. It’s a nice spot for a quiet drink.
It looks amazing.
Looks idyllic!
It’s a scruffy bit of fisherman’s beach, Andrew, but the lagoon is quite amazing. You can walk across to the sandbar at low tide (but you might have to swim back! Or catch the ferry in Summer 🙂 )
Sounds like the Humber Estuary Jo.
Exactly so! Maybe warmer 🙂
P.S. Forgot to say that I like the crop in the first one.
I’m not sure where the name of the beach comes from, Paula, because I believe fabrica means factory in Portuguese too. There used to be a Fabrica at Silves, turned into a museum. Got my answers the wrong way round. Stressful here today. Sorry! 🙂
You are right it means factory in Portuguese too 😉 Thank you, Jo.
I did not know about this beach and was confused by the title. Fabrika means factory in Serbian :D. Beautiful side views, Jo, and perfect reflections in your third shot. Muito obrigada 🙂
I had to crop because there was a lot of sun glare in the original and I’m not clever enough to reduce it. It’s a bit of a cheat really but my Thursday’s Specials usually are. I know you don’t mind 🙂 🙂
Glares can’t be reduced, not that I know of. It is not a cheat, and I am always grateful for your participation.
Fantastic light Jo. Lovely opening shot, but the daylight ones are better still. Hard to look at those and not wish to hop on a plane!
Exactly! 🙂 Grey and grim here, Debs!
Superb !!
Thanks a lot, Natty! (sorry- you ended up in spam so I just saw this 🙂 )