Yes, I'm still hanging out down here in paradise ....
Taking long bike rides and morning walks and basking in
evening sunsets with feathered friends.
It all feels so humbling sometimes
the beach with its ever constant tide,
sandpipers and the sanderlings
playfully darting in and out of the waves
pelicans in low flight across the horizon
with wing tips that appear to touch
the sea
I am full with the wonder of it all.
Restored.
Restored.
And I am thankful.
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What restores you, my friends?
~ sharing with ~
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Simple ordinary things restore my spirits-a visit with our childre and grandchildren, moments with my wife, my walk to the river.
a good book, taking photographs. Looking at other photographs like yours.
The world can be a simple world. I don't have to complicate it to enjoy the moments.
days like today. we are having 65 degree temps. the windows are open & i'm enjoying the breeze. cleaning the windows. got the rugs hanging out. doing laundry. i'm at peace. it's so the little things that make me happy. i'm truly blessed. (:
Every night, I have to have my bath. I love relaxing in the hot tub and reading.
Lovely!
Walking on the beach restores me, too! I don't live close enough to walk every day but I look forward to our day trips. I am in awe when I walk...and very humble! ♥
It's the simple things for me as well. I don't live close enough to the beach either to walk there every day, but love it when I can. Taking photos, listening to music, reading, walking with my dog, spending time with my kids when we can -- we're spread out all over the country -- so not as often as I would like, but fantastic when can. I have so much to be grateful for and I am! Lovely post, Reena, as always!
Sylvia
A visit to AMI would be pretty good right now.
Nature, the ocean, the simple things in life. Oh...red wine!
we just came in from the back yard, where the temp says 82 and the breeze was blowing and we sat and watched baby sleep in the sun and Jake on the hunt for small critters. that restores me every time. you are so right, it feels like paradise out there today
loving those beautiful birds!
thanks for sharing your paradise!
Beautiful captures...love the light.
I love the last photo with the hints of setting sun (?) on the white caps of sand. Very nice.
So jealous! Dreaming about vacation by the ocean. Did not have a vacay since 2009... That would really revive me. Hopefully this fall :)
i think in this case, you are 'reshored'. ;)
I could so do with a dose of the ocean right about now, sounds perfect.
Lovely relaxing photos. There is nothing better than the beach in the winter at least in NC. I guess more folks come to FL beaches this time of year.
What restores me....after a long day a good book, cup of coffee/or hot tea while watching Madi thoroughly enjoying a sunpuddle. Her motor is running and there is just a puff of air every so often from her sweet pink nose/
Hugs Madi and Mom
It really restores me to even be able to see your wonderful and inspirational photos!!! They always give me a chill....
I'm not sure what "restores" me, Reena. I know that I should be figuring that out, though!
Somehow I have missed your last few posts, but I have LOVED catching up with you and seeing your great pictures!! I think what restores me is much of what has restored you!! I could use some time on the beach with no worries!!
Fun how they stand on one leg. Being outside always brings restoration to me.
I think I'm stumped at the moment. I'll get back to you... :)
Gorgeous shots, Reena.
Doing what you are doing would sure do it!
Beautiful words and beautiful photos! Restored is the right word for what these things and actions do for us.
Beautiful words and beautiful photos! Restored is the right word for what these things and actions do for us.
A little bit of sunshine always restores me. I spent my lunch break outside today enjoying the sun and the unseasonably warm temperatures
Boy I sure wish I could get shorebird shots like you do. I just got back from a trip out to the coast and ...none. Maybe I need to come out to Florida. Great pictures Reena.
Absolutely beautiful photos here, Reena. Especially that last one with the sweet light. Nature restores me, too.
so glad for you
and your beautiful restoration:)
thanks for sharing
the gorgeousness,
Jennifer
Staying too long in the paradise, you will forget our Earth.
Calm western seaboards seem to have a calming affect on me. You should have seen the Pacific off the coast of Oregon, in fact an image made it into the paper. It was so calm it was like a bathtub, reminded me of Florida.
Good to hear all is well
Hi Reena..Happy for you...and your photos are lovely as usual!!
For myself there is a restoring feeling I get when I go out into the wood in back of my home in winter ..stop and stand there with trees tower way above me, and there is total silence!!
Grace
Your photos do. Seriously.
nice...it is good to experience that awe again...and be restored...smiles...nice pics too...
thankful and grateful...oh me, too....xo
what restores me - hugs from my little loves, and time spent with my man - those are at the top of my list.
The light in these pictures is magnificent.
Such wonderful shots The beach or any ocean is the perfect way to recharge my batteries.
I wish I was there with you.. Enjoy my friend..
Reena, looks like a beautiful place to be restored. Gorgeous photos and lovely birds.
Shopping .. especially at BIG sales like Saks' 70% off sale ... I scored BIG and the gift card covered it all!!!!!
Sunshine and a little bit of quiet restores me.
Leaving the house with my camera restores my soul. Love the photos of the little sandpipers. Enjoy your time away.
I am thinking a walk on this lovely beach would restore me! :)
xo Catherine
A lovey post... and I wish I was there...
Jealous man xxx
Seriously? Being where you are communing with the birds and shoreline, LOL! Okay, being out in nature no matter where I am with my camera and creating art in any form. I don't have to tell you to enjoy every minute! Margie
Beautiful words and photos!
going for a walk, of course!
Beautiful! I would have to say just being outside taking it all in. the sunshine
sure, rub it in... ;o)
love these little charmers and their dramatically balancing acts!
Beautiful, beautiful post Reena. I was restored just looking at your photos!
Beautiful post,thank you Reena!
Wow .. just looking at these wonderful shots restores me!
Such beautiful images.
Quiet peaceful moments watching the birds in my garden going about their business restores me.
I love it when I get to go to the beach and snap pics of the birds. They are so active in their feeding rituals and just pecking at the sand.
I love your post,the birds as well. Thanks Reena.
It looks like you are having a really enjoyable time and the entries are really a lovely sight! eep on sharing the warmth~
Oh, I absolutely love this. I too, love the beach. I love the smell of the salty air, and the wind in my hair. I love the way my fiance smells after a day on the water. Yes, that restores me...
The hot tub at the end of the day (not bath tub, hot tub), solitude, reading poetry, looking at art and photography, listening to jazz, holding my new grandson. :-)
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