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Speechless Sundays - Do You Think We Can Swim Across?

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Lake Tahoe

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Comments(29)

June Piper-Brandon
Coldwell Banker Realty - Columbia, MD
Creating Generational Wealth Through Homeownership

What a great shot, however, I don't think they could swim all that way, I know I couldn't.

Aug 09, 2009 03:54 AM
Li Read
Sea to Sky Premier Properties (Salt Spring) - Salt Spring Island, BC
Caring expertise...knowledge for you!

Super shot...truly captures the "real Summer" moment!

Aug 09, 2009 04:37 AM
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Myrl--when I visit your posts I am never disappointed.  Thanks for today's Speechless Sunday photo.

Aug 09, 2009 05:50 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Martha - I'm going to need to check out your grand children just as soon as I finish commenting here.  And your comment about being "a kid again" is so true:-)

Chris Ann - I was sitting there under a canopy with my family, watching the sun prance from ripple to ripple.  It appeared as shimmering diamonds on a lake of blue.

Richard - Well thank you Kind Sir!  It was a hard scene to leave behind, that's for sure!

Leolinda - Lake Tahoe is one of those lakes that isn't ever really truly warm. . .The snow still on the sierras in the background provides a clue why that is.

Carol - I remember succinctly what the bigger girl was thinking - She had just asked that littler one the question, "Do you think we can swim across?"  The littler one reached for her life-ring:-)

June - I couldn't do it either.  And I swim 2 miles several times a week.  It would be the temperature of the lake that would stop me!

Sea to Sky - Yes, it was a "real Summer" moment. . .We flew kites on the beach, rafted, had a picnic, and some of us napped.

Mary - Well I'm glad you like the pictures. . .I certainly enjoy your visits:-)

Aug 09, 2009 07:33 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

No, probably not - but where you're standing looks like a lovely place to play! Great shot, Myrl!

Debi

Aug 09, 2009 10:36 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Myrl, Our water is grey compared to this, it is just beautiful!  Swim?  I can't swim I'm sorry to say--I can't even float :) 

Aug 09, 2009 12:16 PM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Myrl What a lovely shot.   I am getting to the other side had crossed their minds.

Aug 09, 2009 10:08 PM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

I am not used to seeing anything other than the horizon when looking across water this clear.....except for the mountains I would think it was the Gulf of Mexico.  The girls are adorable!

Aug 10, 2009 03:29 AM
Xinh Truong
Connect Realty.Com, Inc. - San Leandro, CA

...ahhh!!!  don't do it girls..then again, they're probably better swimmers than me.  I love this picture, Myrl.

Aug 10, 2009 07:28 AM
Gerry Khatchikian
Red Lodge, MT
ASA, TRC, SFR

Myrl,

I love the blue of Lake Tahoe along with the colorful outfits of the young models.   Thanks for sharing.

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Aug 10, 2009 02:47 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

Myrl, Lake Tahoe looks so beautiful.

Aug 10, 2009 04:36 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Debi - The Sand Harbor area of Lake Tahoe is one of my favorite places to play:-)

Carole - Everyone can float or swim. . .They just need to learn how:-)

Jennifer - The question was definitely asked by the bigger girl. . .The littler one reached for her life ring.

Ann - That would be true!  I've sat on the beaches of the Pacific and seen nothing on the horizon other than an occassional ship going by.

Xinh - I'm glad you liked it!

Gerry - There is something in the DNA of little girls less than 10 years of age, which ALWAYS demands that pink be added to their fashion sense:-)

Gary - I think it may quite possibly be one of the most beautiful lakes on earth.

Aug 10, 2009 09:51 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Myrl - I knew before reading the comments that this was Lake Tahoe and what a beautiful lake it is! I swam on the swim team in school for 4 years and have been a big swimmer all my life.

I believe if the water was not to cold I could still swim across this lake, it might take me a couple days but I think I could do it!

VB ;0)

Aug 11, 2009 03:43 PM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

By the way your post has been featured at ............ CALIFORNIA DREAMING

Aug 11, 2009 03:44 PM
Steve Hoffacker
Steve Hoffacker LLC - West Palm Beach, FL
Certified Aging In Place Specialist-Instructor

Myrl,

That is a great title for your post. Can just imagine those kinds of thoughts here. Beautiful water. :)

Steve

Aug 11, 2009 04:34 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Robert - I'm also a swimmer.  I swim a couple miles, several times a week.  At one point I considered the Alcatraz swim.  I was certain I could handle the distance, the waves, and the sharks.  Afterall, there are more sharks on land than ever dwelled in the sea.  But there is no way I can handle the temperature of the water.  Lake Tahoe would provide the same challenge.  Thank you for the California Dreaming feature.  It's greatly appreciated!

Steve -  The title came out of the lips of the larger of the two girls in the picture. . .The smaller one reached for her life ring. . .No fear:-)

Aug 12, 2009 12:19 AM
Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate
M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Brevard County Real Estate, Florida's Space Coast

Hi Myrl, This is the case where a picture is worth a thousand words!  The colors are stunning and the girls are beautiful ( I can tell without even seeing their faces.) This is an amazing picture!

Aug 12, 2009 06:49 AM
John Mayer
Oikos Realty, Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach Florida - Cocoa Beach, FL
Your Beach Area Expert

Myrl - You always seem to capture the moment perfectly in a stunning photo. BTW - I wouldn't want to swim to Alcatraz either :-)

Aug 12, 2009 07:42 AM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Myrl - I think I could do it with a wet suit!

VB ;o)

Aug 12, 2009 11:35 AM
Steve Merson 512 412 1621
Keller Williams Realty - Austin, TX
CNE, e-PRO

That is a beautiful photo of Lake Tahoe Myrl.  I live on Lake Travis outside Austin but the lake levels are so low here I can't remember the last time I actually got on the water!!

Sep 02, 2009 02:29 AM