Water, water, every where...

Harbor seal, Bodega Bay

"Day after day, day after day,

We stuck, nor breath nor motion;

As idle as a painted ship

Upon a painted ocean.

Harbor seal, Bodega Bay

"Water, water, every where

And all the boards did shrink;

Water, water, every where,

Nor any drop to drink." 

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The water was extra gorgeous this week.

Very much like a painted ocean.

xoxobb

(p.s. Day 14 of the 30 day photo challenge, by @just_go_do_it, DONE)

outside in -- Bodega bay, gulls and harbor seals

Day 11 theme - Outside In.

Everyone is outside, yet

the harbor seals are in a pod,

the gulls are in a flock,

the bb is in a fleece.

=)

STUNNING day, out there.

Heaven.

Joy of the beach in winter?

SUPER not crowded.

Except, maybe if you're a harbor seal or a gull.

xoxobb

the Pacific

Got to see the sea yesterday. Mostly cloudy, deserted beach with 10 million gulls on the north end at the mouth of the river, and along the river was a fuzzy, quiet row of harbor seals warming themselves.

The recent storms kicked up a lot of shells, barnacles, and other goodies from the sea, so the beach was littered with varied beauties. I remember my grandmother used to take us to the beach after a storm, because she said that was the best time to find shells. I think she was onto something. Only now I photograph, versus gather, them.

Also, the beach south of where we went has the most amazing rolled rocks--I'll look for photos I took last time I was there and will share them. SO colorful and smooth and shiny. Color and texture heaven.

In the meantime, reporting from the road...

biobabbler