Alas no, I am not swimming at the shore for some time. But I like to pretend that I might be soon, and so I wistfully mull through my photos. I love to swim, and anytime I visit non-lethal water, I want in. The next best option is photographing. The two mix poorly, but I try. Below are some lovely tropical beaches, and some gloomy beaches and some extremity-numbing fjord beaches.

As a point of pride, I did get in the fjord and swim to a dock about 30 feet out, but I was going numb. Because children are insane, several children also did and wondered why I minded. This summer I’m visiting the Outer Banks of NC, and hoping to try a little surfing.

Happy Friday!

Playa del amor in Cabo San Lucas.

Dungeness Spit on Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.

Sunrise in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

The dunes of North Carolina at sunrise.

Swimmin in fjord water in Solvorn, Norway.

Shore birds of the gulf coast of Florida.