When was the last time you spent a relaxing day at the beach, completely unplugged–
resting quietly at the ocean’s edge,
utterly mesmerized by waves that froth and curl, and then ease themselves ashore?
When’s the last time you saw a seagull take wing,
or spied a honeybee, humming a song about sunshine as it collects pollen?
Do you remember the last time you heard the ocean’s lullaby,
felt it ease the wrinkles from your worried brow?
(Did you figure it out already? This week’s art challenge prompt is the word CALM.)
Want to see more? My responses to previous challenges are available here.
Lovely, especially the video of the ocean lullaby. The last time I relaxed by the sea was the last time I was in California. It does something for my soul that nothing else can do. This is an almost* perfect depiction of “calm.”
*I don’t find bees relaxing, but I can understand why some people might find that image soothing.
Ha, Barb! I see your point. I was actually thinking about the humming sound a contented honeybee makes. But you’re right: the gathering of pollen isn’t all that restful. 🙂
Hey again, Barb! I thought about this overnight, and ultimately decided to edit in my first impressions. 🙂
Ah, places and things I haven’t seen lately but I scoop up calmness with every stroke of my arms and flutter of my feet as I reach my daily goal of 100 laps in the pool at the gym.
This is so beautiful Melodye. I must confess that I stood at the beach the other day in the biggest windstorm of the season, just listening to the crashing and turmoil. It was strangely calming. 😀 Could you please pop round to my blog and see if you can use the link-up? It’s new and untried. If you cannot, I’ll take the link-up down and add everyone in manually. Big hugs.
Gorgeous photos, Melodye!! I am lucky in that we also live close to the beach, although on the other side of the continent. And every time I drive anywhere, I cross the marsh and just seeing the water calms me and instantly makes me take a deep breath. Water always does the trick for me, even the ocean in your photographs! xoxo Silke
It’s been so long since I’ve been to the water, especially the ocean. A few weeks ago I was eating outside at a cafe with a friend and a bee came over to my plate and was eating the salad dressing that was very sweet. Soon he was on my hand and I fed him some kale with dressing from the palm of my hand. My friend was nervous – but he just wanted to eat. My favorite lunch there so far.
Gorgeous photos and poetry! I was lucky enough to do all of the those things in August, during a visit to San Franscisco. I visited Half Moon Bay and for three hours straight sat on the beach with my baby granddaughter and watched whales! Ahhhh, calm!
Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful, and very calming, I loved seeing sunshine instead of the dreary weather outside, thank you
Jill
you got me smiling. broadly. heck, yeah. the ocean. the waves. calming waves of water… i can hear it. thank you. n♥
so beautiful, each photo and your little film. it has been so long since i have been to Laguna and I don’t think we ever went to the beach, i bet it looks entirely different. for where i live, the beach is a lake shore.
the ocean… its noise is calm
great pictures!
x Stefanie
we do not live close to the beach
but the sea does always CALM me
so, that’s why i painted the sea
for this drawing challenge ;^))
love your images!!
and would love to be and walk down that beach….
Yes, YES to being at the sea and just calm done, one way for me that really works and it don’t have to be blue sky and calm sea, windy rough waves also do.