The beach makes solitude look good!
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52 Week Photo Challenge, Week 22, Nature
Textures in Nature
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https://thegirlthatdreamsawake.wordpress.com/2017/01/09/52-weeks-photo-challenge-week-22-nature/
Yacht Attack
In the past few days, two mega-yachts have moored in Tenacatita Bay. One seems to be Barry Diller’s 150-million-dollar three-masted yacht–one of the largest sailing yachts in the world. The other one is so large we thought it was a cruise ship. Local curious minds have researched and say it is David Geffen’s 300-million-dollar yacht. Diller, married to Diane von Fürstenberg, is the founder of Fox TV Network and owns Match.Com, Home Shopping Network, and Expedia.com. David Geffen co-created Asylum Records in 1970, Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and DreamWorks SKG in 1994. There is a bit of controversy among locals, however, some of whom insist the second larger yacht is Carlos Slim’s. Below are my less than perfect shots of both yachts, taken from far away across the bay without benefit of tripod.
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Barry Diller’s wikipedia profile
David Geffen’s wikipedia profile
The wikipedia entry for the yacht Rising Sun
The wikipedia entry for the yacht Eos
The prompt today was “exposure.” What could expose one more than pulling into a small moorage in a 300 million dollar yacht? Or even a mere 150 million dollar yacht?
Grounded: Cee’s Black and White Challenge
I, for one, am always looking down. Especially at the beach.
https://ceenphotography.com/2017/01/05/cee-black-white-photo-challenge-ground/
Hot and Cold
Hot as fire, cold as ice.
When the sun is hot, cold drinks are nice.
Last Day at the Beach (Share Your World, Week 37)
There was still more to discover at the beach on Prince Edward Island, including one big surprise. (Different day, different beach.) If you want to read the captions to share the plot of that day, you’ll need to click on the first photo and then follow the arrows.
I’ve heard of Italian ice cream and Gelato is delicious, but these things can be carried too far!
On one side of the inlet, everything was copacetic.
The beach refuse was slowly rusting away right according to schedule.
At first I thought this big crab was attacking the other one, but after playing the heroine and separating them, I figured out the truth.
Then far far away on the sand bar across the inlet, we noticed something going on.
The cormorants were collecting in a long strung-out line
dealing with a few pushy seagulls, but totally leaving alone another black blob a bit down the way on the sand near the water. Was it??
I “upped” the power on my zoom and sure enough, it was a bald eagle.
He was taking a little time out for quiet contemplation, as were we.
And now, to answer the questions:
Have you ever owned a rock, pet rock, or gem that is not jewerly?
Yes. I have owned tons of rocks! We used them to make art lamps and I have always loved collecting rocks, including the ones I used to make creches the year before last. I was a jewelry maker before I moved to Mexico and so also had trays of unset gems. You are barking up the right tree with this question, Cee!
What is your greatest strength or weakness?
Chocolate! Guess it qualifies as a weakness. Definitely not a strength.
What makes you feel grounded?
Writing or creating art.
Would you rather never be able to eat warm food or never be able to eat cold food?
I actually prefer most foods cold so would choose to eat cold food over hot. Ice cream!!!
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I was so grateful for time spent with Dianne and Andy, my wonderful hosts on Price Edward Island. now I look forward to eighteen more days spent with Forgottenman as well as other friends and family members. Then I’ll be grateful to go home to see Morrie, Frida and Diego–and hear the tales of my house sitters Ian and Pen, for whom I am also grateful.
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/09/12/share-your-world-2016-week-37/
Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge , Week 34 (Odd Finds on the Beach)
Odd Finds on the Beach
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/09/02/reminder-cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2016-week-34/
Share Your World 2016, Week 36
If you were given a boat or yacht today, what would you name it? (You can always sell the yacht later)
After tonight’s experience, I would name it the “Abegweit.”
Which of Snow White’s 7 dwarfs describes you best? (Doc, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey) Plus what would the 8th dwarf’s name be?
I’m very “Happy” tonight, just having seen the concert described in my last post. I think the eighth dwarf’s name should be “Sleazy,” just because we need some comic relief in that tale!
Name a song or two which are included on the soundtrack to your life?
Hey Jude, Long Way Home, What a Wonderful World, Las Mananitas (Little Mornings),
Complete this sentence: I like watching life in the plaza or in any passing crowd.
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I’m grateful for my friends Dianne and Andy and everything they’ve shown me on Prince Edward Island, where I will have been for a week when I leave day after tomorrow. They’ve driven me, fed me, entertained me, shared their family and friends and generally done everything they can do to make me feel comfortable. I’ve had a fabulous time. See the photos above for a very few images from the last week. More to follow.
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/09/05/share-your-world-2016-week-36-2/
La Manzanilla
I’ve mentioned this place where I go every year many times. Next year I’ll be there for three months. Thought you might like to have a look: at this video:
Christine’s World
Christine’s World
Like many Canadians who winter in Mexico, Christine Gribbin has learned to seize the best of both worlds. In Montreal, Quebec, she still maintains a busy life is the world of film and fashion, but when the cold winds blow, she retreats to the sleepy village of La Manzanilla 200 kilometers south of Puerto Vallarta on the Jalisco coast. There she resides in the charming upstairs casita of artist Carol Lopez and pursues her own interest in painting.
The influence of the cheerful and easy going life of her landlady and the village at large can be seen echoed in both her art and her countenance. I’ve been meaning to share her world with you for some time, but unfortunately the laid back life of the beach seems to be lost a bit in the more complicated life of interior Mexico, not to mention my trip northwards. But here, at last, is a peek into Christine’s Mexican environs and art. If I had been able to capture a more rounded view of her life there, I would have also photographed her on the dance floor or on the beach, sipping tequila with the regulars at Daniel’s sunset tequila soiree, or listening to music at one of the beachside palapa restaurants; but these views of her aerie and her paintings are what I was able to capture. I hope they will adequately portray this vivacious and talented lady.
(Please note that the sketch of the woman’s face on top of the fridge is by Christine, but the painting behind it is by Carol Lopez. You can see photos of Carol’s studio here.)
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