Each Day a New Sun

I am grateful that I decided to live on the upper Texas Coast...Several pretty beaches are within a few minutes of my home, by car...There is one special park, in particular, that has captured my heart..Mc Hale Park in Seabrook Texas..For several years I went to this beach to chase the sun..I would visit once or twice a week..Sometimes solo, sometimes with my dear friends..

At low tide

With each new day, a different sunrise would reveal itself to me..Even if my feet were planted in exactly the same spot as the morning before..

Some mornings were so still, one could hear a cricket breathe..Beautiful reflections could be seen in the glassy water..

Sometimes a star would fall from the sky into the ocean....

I could count on heavenly stillness before the rest of the world woke up..

The skies were magnificent, whether fair or stormy...

My sunrise companion....He stops to breathe and worship the sun.. I stop to breathe and worship the sun.. We are bathed in a warm beautiful light.. Our souls collide in this quiet moment.. We move away from each other with full hearts.. A new day awaits us....

The changing seasons were something to look forward to..On any given day the skies would be colored bold or delicate....

One morning, with a cup of coffee in hand and a smile on my face, I drove to my happy spot as usual.. I quickly discovered that it was fenced off, no access to the beach..NO TRESPASSING signs everywhere..Efforts at finding out why the area was fenced off from the public were fruitless...

On this morning there was a colorful sky of pure gold and bronze..Life is like that sometimes, it gives us a feast for the eyes just when we need it the most...

A couple of years have gone by since that day..I have had to accept that things were forever changed, that I no longer had this happy spot to retreat to..So I go to other beaches when the mood strikes me..

Pine Gulley Park is a pretty setting to enjoy sunrises, I usually visit in the winter when I have a better chance of getting in free of charge...

Sylvan Beach , in La Porte Texas, is a good spot for me to visit when I need beach scenery pronto! This beach is a 10 minute drive from my home..

Galveston is definitely one of my favorite places to watch the sunrise..I like to arrive there the night before, so that I can walk from my hotel to the beach..

Living on or close to one's happy spot, away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, is a priceless blessing..I shall continue searching for my special place, a retreat that I consider to be close to home....A place that energizes and grounds me..

wanderingshutterfly

Chasing the Sun

Photo Story by Lisa Comperry

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Each Day a New Sun

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