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Views of Paradise - Sunday 12-20-09

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Mortgage and Lending with International Financing Solutions

Hello folks,

Went for a COLD walk on the beach this morning. The temperature was hovering around 56 degress ..... and YES this is COLD for us!!! The Gulf was at Low Tide but still very much churned up from the storms and strong winds. Not only was it cold but the winds were blowing between 10 & 25mph ... cutting right through any clothes I was wearing. The plus side was that the gulf waters were much warmer than the air temps so it was considerably nicer walking in the surf.  ...

OK .... I'll stop whining now and shw some pictures from paradise...

You may be able to tell in the picture below how the beach has washed out and making it a gradual slope down to the waters edge. The waves also washed out most of the shells.

Below picture is looking out into the gulf from the northern most end of Bonita Beach on Little Hickory. During high tide, all the sand you see in the pic would be covered in roughly 12 inches or more of water.

Below is a collection of LIVE Florida Fighting Conch shells. Hundreds of these have been exposed due to the beach washing out and the strong waves.

Here is a small crab sitting in a pool of water. He was about three to four inches across.

 

 

 

Hope you have enjoyed todays pics from a cold cloudy day!!

 

 

Comments(11)

Alexandria Virginia
Featuring Susan Craft, CRS, REALTORĀ® - McEnearney Associates - Alexandria, VA
Real Estate Editor

It was chilly and wind on this side also.  I just got back from a beach walk in Stuart, Florida on the East Coast - 54 and windy.

Dec 20, 2009 02:35 AM
Liz Whittingham
RE/MAX Results Realty - Maple Ridge, BC
Performances not Promises

Great pictures, but you have ruined my day up here in wet, soggy Vancouver. Enjoy what you have it is beautiful.

Dec 20, 2009 02:38 AM
Michael A. Caruso
Surterre Properties - Laguna Niguel, CA

Looks beautiful. 56 degrees is cold for us too here in So. cal. Enjoy the weather and your holidays!

Dec 20, 2009 02:51 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Wonderful, wonderful, Sean! I really enjoy your shell photos - nicely done!

Debi

Dec 20, 2009 02:55 AM
Pat Fenn
Marketing Specialist for CJ Realty Group/Cindy Jones Broker - Springfield, VA

Ah yes a walk on the beach would be great.  If I could plow out my driveway to get to one.

Dec 20, 2009 03:16 AM
Trey Thurmond
BCR Realtors - College Station, TX
College Station , Texas Homes

Really like the sea shells shot at ground level. That is the kid of shot that makes photography fun!

Dec 20, 2009 03:32 AM
Melissa Anderson
Be My Neighbor Mortgage - San Antonio, TX
Your Texas Lender

Very nice. 

I hope you poor folks in Florida don't freeze!! 

There's a little button on your thermostat, it says HEAT. 

Try it out.

Dec 20, 2009 10:15 AM
Bonnie Vaughan
Scranton, PA
CNE SFR - Buyers/Sellers - Lackawanna & Surroundin

Sean,  Looking out at 16" of snow is not very appealing.  Especially when I have to shovel it.  Wishing for Fl weather.  Your pics are always beautiful.

Dec 20, 2009 01:21 PM
Diane Williams
Pell City, AL

Your pictures are always very interesting. 

Dec 20, 2009 10:39 PM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

Sean, the picture of the conch shells is fascinating to me, you sure don't see anything like that up around Destin.  We started out around 29 degrees this morning, but by tomorrow we should be in the 60s.  Crazy winter weather, huh?

Dec 21, 2009 03:12 AM
Richard Dolbeare
Inactive - Wailuku, HI
Living the Hawaii Lifestyle

Hi Sean.  Brrrr, 56 sounds colder than cold!  I love your beach, there is so much sand between the ocean and the buildings.

Aloha!

Jan 18, 2010 07:21 AM