Viewing the various shades of blue – water, clouds and sky – from an ocean cruise liner

Viewing the various shades of blue – water, clouds and sky – from an ocean cruise liner

A scene from Diani Beach, Mombasa, Kenya, right off the Indian Ocean

Oceans have featured prominently in our various trips around the world. This week’s theme is scenes by the oceans. Here is an image of full tide at Half Moon Bay, California.

The receding tide of the ocean creates nature’s design on a beach utilizing sand and stones, almost like an abstract painting

We end our series on images from Isle of Palms, Mt. Pleasant and Sullivan’s Island areas of South Carolina with a view of the Ravenel Bridge across the ocean

A sail boat on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina matches the colors of the blue sky and ocean

A striking panorama of the beach, sand, sky, clouds, reflections, and ocean at Isle of Palms, South Carolina

Wind surfing over the ocean at Isle of Palms, South Carolina

A gorgeous blue sky with clouds meets the ocean casting reflections at the beach in Isle of Palms

Beach chairs are set up by the pier for visitors to enjoy the ocean and activities for the day at Isle of Palms

Water enthusiasts and a surfer at the beach at Isle of Palms thinking at sunrise about venturing into the ocean


A lone surfer ventures out into the ocean at dawn in Isle of Palms, South Carolina

After three weeks of sunsets, it is time to appreciate the beauty of monochrome. The bright sun in the sky creates interesting shadows and silhouettes at a pier on the ocean.
