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Abstract, Beach, Black and White, Florida, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Poetry, Sea, Water
Sibilant words
Lumber off the sea
Ocean static
Fills my ears
The dunes shrug
Cicadas throbbing
The scent of distant rain
Hanging in a hammock
Of gauzy wind
Fingers probe
Like crab claws
In cold-packed sand
As I listen
To the conversation
Of the waves beyond
A Day in the Brine 
stunning series ! huge inspiration
Thanks so much, Victor! I am delighted that you enjoyed them. Thank you for drizzling by. Jubilant cheers,
Autumn Jade
My pleasure !!
Brillian work , Babs , well court in pitches, what you saw.
Thanks Ken mate! So glad you enjoyed it!
….beautiful!… the eternal and silence waters… Thank you, Autumn Jade!!
Thank you so much for such enchanting words. The ocean waters never fail to seduce me, time and again, for all eternity…Thank you so much for sluicing by, dear friend. Best wishes,
Autumn Jade
Awesome! Beauty and tranquility.
Thank you very much!! Smiling cheers,
Autumn Jade
Nice collection!
Thank you! Best wishes,
Autumn Jade
Wonderful images, great series!
Thanks so much! The ocean continues to astound me every day. Thanks so much for the kind words and for meandering by! Smiling cheers,
Autumn Jade
You’re welcome.
Hmm what could I say… great… no, no… Beautiful… yes I think that matches best 😛
Thank you very much indeed! I am so thrilled that it was enjoyed. Thank you for oozing by and leaving behind such enchanting words. Ecstatic cheers to you,
Autumn Jade
the drop of water…wonderful…………………
Thank you so much! A torrent of rain was spilling from a shorn cloud just then. I scrambled up into the dunes and huddled beneath the patchy cover of sea-grapes. In the muddy darkness, and the wash of rain, I decided that it was about time to bundle my camera up for the afternoon. Then I noticed a lone drop blinking at me and I could not resist another shot. Anyhow, I am so elated that you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for drizzling by! All the best,
Autumn Jade
Lovely!
Thank you very much!
How lovely to lie in the sand take these magic photos and listen as nature talks to you. Thank you for sharing .. your beach visits are very special
Thank you so much, Julie! I feel the very same when I visit your blog, so alive and bombillating with the majestic splendor of nature, abounding in your glorious garden. And oh how I so enjoy your sea-side shots, too- I can always hear the clear and crisp crash of the waves and the chattering calls of the sea birds beyond. Thanks so much for such a lovely comment! Ebullient cheers,
Autumn Jade
Cool series, hope to see more like it from you:-D
Thank you so much! Me too! I can never get enough of the Ocean! Smiling cheers!
Autumn Jade
thank you for following my blog.
My pleasure. Your blog is very interesting. I look forward to discovering and learning more in future visits. Thanks for coming by! Best wishes,
Autumn Jade
Wonderful!
Thank you! 😀
Thank you for your follow
I will see you soon
As always Sheldon
Thank you for dropping by! I enjoyed my visit to your blog immensely. Thanks so much. Best wishes,
Autumn Jade
Beautiful series!
Thank you so much!
Great words, great shots – perfect match!
Thanks very much indeed! 😀
Great photo’s and the just choice to work in B&W
Thank you so much! Your kind words are deeply appreciated! I just love B&W!! I am glad you thought it worked well here. Best wishes and thank you for visiting!
Autumn Jade
Out-soggily-standing 😀
Why thank you!! Gurgling cheers and swampy embraces,
Autumn Jade
The watery felicitations always amuse me 🙂
Incredibly atmospheric. The ocean is palpable. I like your verbal side as much too 🙂
Thank you so much Paula. I am delighted that you enjoyed it. I mumble off little lines on the beach sometimes, my head down, muttering away. It does not charm the other beach-goers very much. I often am met with bulbous-eyed, askance glances quickly followed by rapid fleeing…
Thank you so much for drizzling by and leaving such kind words. All the best,
Autumn Jade
~ a master piece~ beautiful framed magical lines ~
Thank you so much dear Gill!! Your words are deeply appreciated. Thanks for oozing by dear friend. Swampy cheers,
Autumn Jade
Such a stunning series of photos AJ and I love how you made it just more beautiful with your words. 😀 ♥
Thank you very much dear Sonel!! I am elated that you enjoyed it! Ebullient cheers to you,
Autumn Jade
You’re very welcome AJ. Many thanks and same to you! 😀 ♥
beautiful photos. I love that shell in the first shot. Excellent!
Thank you! Me too. I could not get enough of that shell. The ocean kept slapping at the camera, getting irritated with me, but I had to go for it. It was a beautiful evening and that shell looked magical under the strumming waters of the scurrying low tide. Thank you so much for the kind words and for dripping by. Jubilant cheers,
Autumn Jade
It’s an amazing shot. I’m glad you went for it.
Oh thank you, far too kind. Much appreciated!
Your images are beautiful
Thank you for your like
As always Sheldon
Thank you! Best wishes 🙂 Autumn Jade
Such excellent B/W makes me dream!
Ah yes, the ocean makes me dream too. Thanks very much for the kind words and for drizzling by! Greatly appreciated.
so lovely ☺️
Thank you very much! Deeply appreciated! All the best,
Autumn Jade
Happy Tuesday already! ☺️
Very peaceful photographs that are enhanced b your words ~ nothing quite like a conversation with the ocean and its waves.
No, nothing like it. I always learn something new every time, too. Perfect place to brood. Thanks so much for oozing by and for the very kind words. Jubilant cheers,
Autumn Jade
a really tender and lively series!
Thank you very much!!
Beautiful and captivating, Autumn Jade.
Thank you, Jane! The ocean is my haven. Glad it was enjoyed. Thanks for fluttering by and visiting for a while. All the best,
Autumn Jade
This post is absolutely beautiful! It reminds me of both my visit to see you and my recent trip to Punta Cana. There is simply nothing more than listening to the sounds that nature provide. We have a beautiful willow tree at the back of our yard. If you close your eyes on a breezy day, it sounds just like the ocean. I look forward to reading future posts! I love your photography!
Thank you! OH Punta Cana. Beautiful, indeed! Your tree sounds like heaven. I just love that sound…of the wind rushing through the lissome branches of the willow…how divine to sprawl down beside it, eyes closed, feeling the coolness of the shadows of the clouds scurry across your face. Then, how grand to feel the returning warmth of the sun as the clouds hurry on, listening to the oceanic music of the willow being tussled by the wild wind. Nothing better!
I particularly like the very first image; a sea shell covered with a thin layer of flowing water? Beautiful, elegant and ambiguous.
My favourite, too. I’ve always been enthralled with the beauty of the swash, glazing the sea-shells, just for a moment, and decided that I had to try and capture it. So glad you liked it! Thank you for the kind words and for drizzling by. Joyous cheers,
Autumn Jade
Absolutey stunning images that inspire and give me joy in looking at them again and again.
Thank you so much! One doesn’t have to work very hard when working with something as majestic as the ocean 😉 Thanks for drizzling by! All the best,
Autumn Jade
You are more than welcome
Impressive images with moving words..great post!
Thank you so much, Indah! I was certainly captivated by the moment. I am thrilled that you enjoyed it, too. Thanks for the wonderful words and for swimming by. All the best with smiling cheers,
Autumn Jade
I love your view of the sea!
Greetings, dear Dune. Oh, thank you so much. I am thrilled that you enjoyed it. Happy early spring to you!
Autumn Jade
lovely to hear from you at last! Blessings!!
Beautiful and highly personal shots and words.
Thank you, Mike!! Indeed, I probed a bit for this one 😉 Thanks so much for the wonderful comment and for oozing by. All the best with smiling cheers,
Autumn Jade
Autty, this is beautiful. I love the line about the distant rain hanging in the hammock of gauzy wind. How do you think of this stuff? I only had to look up sibilant, but it was so worth it. What a perfect word to describe the ocean. Gorgeous! 🙂 I’ve missed this. I read another blog that says we need to read poetry each day to start our writing, and we need to read it outloud. I read yours outloud to Vince. I marvel at the way you wove the words of emotion into something blissfully descriptive. 🙂
Oh, I am so glad you now know “sibilant”. It is a word I could not live without. I remember the first time I met it in a large, red-covered dictionary I was flipping through at a thrift store so many dusty years ago…love at first sight!! 😉
I try to read poetry as often as possible. I adore it. Well, of course I do…WORDS!!!!!
I am thrilled that you liked it. It popped into my head as I was rambling down the shore during a storm.
I have missed our exchanges, as well. Elated that we are both back! All the best,
Autumn Jade
I am too. BTW, I am compiling a book about blogging from a collection of my posts over the years. I am including some comments, and I wonder if it is OK if I include some of yours? 🙂
Sounds brilliant. 😀 Go ahead. Feel free. P.S. How is “Girls on Fire” coming along?? I adored your description work from some posts a little while back. Vivid and beautiful writing!! Cheers,
toad
Girls on Fire is on hold for a while longer. I got lost in the story line as I made edits. The more edits I made, the more I needed to make, and one day I decided to set it aside until I learn how to write better. Meanwhile I rewrote a book I did 35 years ago for elementary aged children. That too needs another total rewrite after I’ve done more reading. I’m not feeling too successful on any fiction project that I’ve started.
I know what you mean. Very easy to meander down various avenues of thought and get tangled up and lost in the writing. Hugs. You will get there. I see that you definitely have the talent for it. It is good to set aside a project for a time, to return to, later, as well, I’ve found.
Anyhow, I look forward to reading your book on blogging! Sounds absolutely wonderful!!
It will make a comeback. I spent the weekend with a lady at our conference who had so many disasters in her life, making mine puny troubles sound like my worst problem was getting chewing gum caught in my hair. Always great to have more action in a book than can ever happen, then somehow it has to flow. I had lost the love spark for a while, but it will return when I slow down with all my other projects!
O Autumn Jade, why…why…did you have to mention cicadas? I was enjoying it until then. If there is a Purgatory, the edge of the journey to Hell from it would be lined with cicadas. That I am sure of.
Happy to ruin it for you. There must be a touch of distress and discomfort, even in paradise, for me 😉 Ah, Purgatory…sometimes the most beautiful scenes seem to be a kind of Purgatory in disguise.
Thanks for drizzling by, dear friend, and sharing a shiver of disgust with me. All the best,
Autumn Jade