Thursday, February 23, 2023

Blue and white

 It was one of those days when you just have to abandon your plans and go sit on the shore. Too cold to sit for long, too cold to walk very far. But the sun shone brightly, and the sea and sky and distant hills were blue, blue, blue. Cold air doesn't hold as much moisture as warm air; the clouds were gone, and the line of snowy mountain peaks on the mainland were clearly visible. And very white. So were the gulls on the shore.

A long line of mountain tops and one lonely little cloud.

Blue and white. And pink feet.

An old ship's anchor serves as a handy perch. Cold underfoot, though.

Logs are warmer.

After a spell of warmer weather, we're back to freezing. The temperature is supposed to drop to 9°C. tonight. My Johnny-jump-ups, that managed to bloom under snow, have frozen solid.

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 Hoy fue uno de esos dias en que hay que abandonar los planes hechos e ir a sentarse en la playa. Hace demasiado frio para quedarse largo rato, demasiado frio para caminar mucho, pero el sol brillaba con fuerza. El cielo, el mar, y hasta los cerros distantes; todo lucía un azul puro. El aire frio contiene una menor cantidad de vapor y las nubes habían desaparecido. Allá a lo lejos en el continente, se veían claro las cumbres nevadas de las montañas. Blancos, muy blancos. También lo eran las gaviotas.

Un dia azul y blanco.

Fotos:
  1. Vista panorámica; muchas montañas y una nubecita solitaria.
  2. Azul y blanco. Y patas color de rosa de una gaviota.
  3. Una ancla vieja es un buen sitio de donde contemplar los cielos. Pero será muy frio para esas patitas.
  4. Los troncones en la playa no se sienten tan frios.
Después de unos dias en que la temperatura subía, ahora va bajando; nos dicen que esta noche bajará a 9 grados Celsius bajo cero. Mis pensamientos salvajes, que pudieron florecer todo el invierno aun cubiertos de nieve, ahora se han congelado por completo.

9 comments:

  1. A blue sky day there is so beautiful. I love seeing the snow-capped mountains and the dark blue sea.

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  2. Beautiful photos. I really like the one with the gull on the old anchor!

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  3. A very welcome sight when it's cold and stormy here.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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    1. I'm loving your series on the visit to Banff.

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  4. That sky is soooo blue. Lovely photographs. I liked the gull on all those logs.

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  5. What a beautiful vista! Your shot of the bird is magnificent.

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  6. Beautiful clean crisp shots. Really gives a feeling of how chilly it is.

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  7. Wow! Great shots!

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