gulf of mexico beach, long boat key, florida
sea ( s
)
n.
- a relatively large body of salt water completely or partially enclosed by land.
- a relatively large landlocked body of fresh water.
i had not planned on posting today, but when i saw merideth's
"oasis" post on
shutter sisters today, i was compelled to join in. she wrote "i am most myself when i am in water. i realize this every single summer." i feel the same... only i might say, when i am
near water {as opposed to
in water }, especially if that water is home to a little thing i have a healthy fear of called sharks.
having just recently returned from visiting b's parents in florida, i was once again reminded how much i like to swim in or sit by the gulf or even the pool. {b's parents' place has five pools on the grounds -- all beautiful and relaxing }. but as much as i love
the pools {mostly becuase they are sans salt and sans sand }, there is something about the ocean or any body of water that has movement and sound, whether the sound of waves on the gulf of mexico or lake michigan or the ripples of a river... it just brings me such peace and comfort.
this is why i am so grateful for parents-in-law who fly us to see them near sarasota, fl almost every year. what a blessing and a gift. their condo is across the street from one of the prettiest stretches of beach on long boat key.
although i have lately had more solitude than i care to have experienced {a little is needed, more than a little is good, too much is almost counter-productive }, i still really needed this recent trip and this opportunity to relax, recharge and forget about all the "stuff" going on around me at home. {i'll share more in regards to that when i get back to blogging a little more regularly.} it was a truly peaceful and helpful getaway.
i took this photo on my florida trip in '09. perhaps you remember me starting a
series of posts with pics from that trip. i have not kept up with that, and now it is over a year since we went, and we've just gone again in the meantime. {i'll eventually post photos from this recent trip, too.} but i recently rediscovered this '09 pic and decided to process it with a viewfinder border. and i'm glad, because how perfectly it went with the shutter sisters post today.
as you know, i'm
fascinated by the sea {as defined above }. even if you can't find me physically there, you can bet you'll often find me there in my thoughts... just a little something about me {actually, a big part of me } that you may have already known. i hope you found some peaceful thoughts in the words and photo, too.
