Beach Ball Postcard

It's National Beach Ball Day! Woohoo!
Not really.
But it should be though. :)

Have a great day, everyone!

Beached Boat Postcard

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Oh my! This card is so wonderful!
The clouds, the boat, the beach, black & white.
Thanks very, very much, Anya!

Only 22 days travel time from Russia. Not bad!

South Padre Island Jetty

This postcard features one of the jetties extending into the Gulf of Mexico along South Padre Island in Texas.  It must have looked so inviting that those people walked way, way, WAY out there.

Here's a contrasting view from just a few weeks ago. Not quite as inviting on this particular day; only a few brave souls dared to walk very far from shore.

But it made for great viewing of the waves splashing and crashing out there all day!

 I don't know if all of these fishing folks decided it was best to stay further inland or if this is just where they regularly fish.

I do know one thing though, and that is that it's a good idea to not stand too close to the fishing folks, trying to take pictures, while they are casting their fishing lines! :)

Texas Gulf Coast

I wish I could just blink my eyes, you know, like Jeannie from the tv show, "I Dream of Jeannie" did, and transport myself back to the beaches of Texas right now.

I say "back" to the beaches, because I visited there not long ago. It was so nice, so peaceful, so beautiful, so relaxing. And so fun spotting the wildlife living there.

I spotted this pelican at dusk. It looked like he (or she) was hunkering down for the night amongst the dunes.

Thank you, Mr. (or Ms.) Pelican for tolerating me taking your picture. It was the perfect ending for a day at the beach!

Scenes From Texas Trips, Part 2

Continuing on with random trip photos....



Incoming ship.

Amusing hotel towels.

Beachcombing.

Beautiful sunset.

Bird tracks at the beach.

Kaleidoscopic bridge crossing experience.

Roadside landmarks.

Mystery plant.

No room in the truck cab.

Beautiful blue sky and very long pier.

Scenes From Texas Trips, Part 1

I've had a few trips to various places in Texas recently. Here are some random pictures, in no particular order...

Bikers at a Waffle House.

Getting unstuck from mud hole.

Prickly pear cactus.

Bright yellow pick up truck.

Dolphin house.

Dog walkers on the beach.

Aw Shucks Oyster Bar.

Hand painted, ready-to-mail coconuts.

Cool black car.

50 Sand Cents

Get it? 50 sand cents? Ha ha ha!
It's clever and witty, right?  Right?

ANYWAY, I've never found a whole sand dollar. I keep looking. But I am continually teased with broken pieces like this.

I would really, really like to scratch it off of my "To Do" list!

Tybee Island, Georgia USA - Quickie Road Trip #2

Another trip from this past May.

All pictures and 1 video.