Natural “Wonders"
I usually walk south on the beach. It has the easiest access and I can measure my journey by three breakwaters. But today, on this cloudless, windless, gorgeous early spring morning, I felt like walking north. I could see no one was on that stretch of beach and the tide was such that it was easy for me to scramble over some rocks to get access. The wave patterns and the hodgepodge of dog prints captivated me as usual, and I was thinking how joyful dogs are when they get to run full-out and chase something across the beach, when I noticed a sandbar – about the length of a football field -- jutting out into the ocean. I’d never seen it before and wondered where it came from.
Of course, scientifically, I know – something about tides and currents and such. But how cool it was to be able to walk out and look back at the shore. Like a red carpet had just been unrolled for me, I ventured out, feeling like I was between two oceans—waves lapping at my left and a different set on my right.
When I arrived at the very tip, it looked like three oceans converging. The wave activity was unbelievably intricate. Big waves coming straight in (that had traveled who knows how far), meeting with waves from the left and right, little waves scurrying across in front, all playing an exquisite, oceanic symphony.
The sun shining straight in on all the action caused sparkles galore, like the flashes of scores of cameras – my own paparazzi! I stood for a long time, taking in the sight and sound.
As the waves came in closer to my feet, I realized I was in a temporary place. A moment in time, provided by Mother Nature, that I was glad to witness. And a reminder that wonderful things can present themselves during my daily walks when I pay attention.
Posted by Jean C. Lawler at 4/23/2009 7:55 AM 
Categories: Nature
Tags: waves shore feeling sandbar wonderful nature dogs beach
Categories: Nature
Tags: waves shore feeling sandbar wonderful nature dogs beach
Jean,
What a wonderful article you wrote. I can feel myself walking on the beach as I read your article.
Good luck with this, I know this is the one for you.
Love,
BJ
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I'm so glad my words transported you to the beach. Do you have any memories of walking in a special place?
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I've always loved the ocean - not swimming in one in New England (!) but watching waves cresting for hours. When I was in college, I was fortunate one summer to live in a Coast Guard station on the Outer Banks of NC. I spent so many late afternoon and evening hours just sitting and watching the waves. We introduced children to the ocean who'd lived in the area all their lives but had never seen it. How lucky were we to be able to do that! Love your site. I'll be back.
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