I make no secret of the fact that I love where I live. When you can find shells like love hearts on the beach, and a pretty little church upside down in the tidal pools. An expanse of beach all to yourself, complete with soft ripples and seaweed necklace. Never mind that a seagull with big feet got there first. Scramble nimbly over the rocks to the dinky lighthouse, if you’re steady on your feet.
Do you see the lady running, in the rivulets of tide? Wind blowing in her hair. Rushing to meet the sun. The clouds were scudding that afternoon. Another heart, drawn in the smooth sand. It could be mine.
restlessjo 
Oh my goodness, I did NOT see the lady running but you are so right!! Loved this one Jo, can see why it’s a favorite. Idyllic indeed – especially loved your second set of images. It’s hard to beat a beautiful beach all to yourself!
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That lovely breathing space when the tourists have gone home and we have the place to ourselves again. Selfish, really, but hard not to enjoy it 🙂 🙂 Thanks so much for coming to play on our beaches.
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It’s much the same here Jo so I can definitely relate! Selfish maybe but also understandable.
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Beautiful photos Jo
And love the hearts in the sand!
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Thanks, Yvette. 🙂 🙂 My happy place!
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😊 it reminds me of a heart we saw in the clouds (a while back) – I will link you when I post it – 💜
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Beautiful photos! The angle from which you captured the ocean and sand was perfect. My first impression when I saw the bright yellow shell was that it was a light somehow captured in the sand. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a shell the color of that blue one. Beautiful.
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Thanks so much, Nikki 🙂 🙂 Yesterday afternoon I was beachcombing looking for shells for a winter project. You can spend hours just looking!
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All I can say is, kudos to you! Prose and photos combine to capture a particular feeling so completely. When will we be able to travel again???
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I’m chafing a little, even though I live in a beautiful place. It’s in our nature, Lynn, isn’t it? 🙂 🙂
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Who wouldn’t love living here! It’s beautiful, Jo.
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I know! I do feel spoilt sometimes. But then I think of all the years I worked, Sue 🙂 🙂
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You have a good imagination to see a lady running in the rivulets of tide. Following your prompt, I can kind of see her.
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I doubt we look at life in the same way, Steve, but you’d expect that, wouldn’t you? 🙂 🙂 Have a nice weekend!
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I love where you live, too, Jo. An exceptionally beautiful place where your/my imagination has no boundaries. Thank you for my morning breath of fresh air.🙂
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This afternoon we caught the ‘big’ ferry to the Ilha, and just strolled… I confess, we did stop for wine. 🙂 🙂
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You sounds kinda happy today, Jo, and that makes me happy. I love where you live, too, and am always happy when anyone loves where they live, even if it’s somewhere I’d hate to live (like New York City or LA or…). 🙂 I always figure the more people there, the less where I want to go.
janet
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Yep. That’s a good way to look at it, Janet 🙂 🙂 Let’s spread a little happiness!
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Almost always my intent, especially on the blog.
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There is something so familiar about your beaches, and yet with an edge of delicious difference: sand ripples, shells, encounters between sea and sand. It’s so nice to enjoy where we are – plenty don’t have the luxury.
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Sends goosebumps, Meg! I know you are on the other side of the world with a shoreline that is… sympathetic. Like you 🙂 🙂 Hope you are well.
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You live in a wonderful place – dead jealous of the sand sun and sea in your photos! Love the seagull footprints.
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I do. It took a lot of years to make the dream come true 🙂 🙂
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Jo you so live in an extraordinary location. I am vicariously soaking up the warmth and sea breeze. Currently -12C here and about to shovel snow. It’s pretty but in a very different way. 🙂
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Sue, words fail me. I can offer a warm jumper and a woolly hat 🤔💕💕
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Thanks Jo! I’ll take them. Xo
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It’s beautiful where you live. I can’t wait to see where we will end up when we retire. I know it’s not going to be in the U.S. anymore.
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Sounds like a plan to me! 🤗💕💕
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It is idyllic! I enjoyed those clouds in particular.
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They were fabulous, Emma. Mostly blown away now. 🤗💕💕
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Kinda falling in love 😍 love the place, romance all around! Love the heart shells n heart on the sands…
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Such an easy place to fall in love with, Rita 🤗💕💕
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idyllic and beautiful, Jo! i love the last set of four frames but the lighthouse is my favorite! thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Always nice when someone has a favourite, LolaWi 😍💕💕
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You forgot to add banks of white, fluffy clouds in a blue sky.
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You did it for me 😍💕💕
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Looks like a peaceful place to live. Do folks swim in the ocean?
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Yes, of course. Me personally, no 🤣🤣
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Wow! This place is breathtaking!
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I love it, Elizabeth. Easy to see why 🤗💕💕
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Yes, you live in a wonderful paradise! Gorgeous photos and kinda idyllic light conditions! 🙂
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The sun just rolled along the beach with us. 😍 Thanks Lisa 💕💕
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