Jumping from the pier at Qobuleti
I don’t know this guy, jumping from the pier at Qobuleti into the Black Sea, but I admire people who do things I couldn’t or wouldn’t attempt.
For other interpretations of this week’s theme click here: Admiration
This is a photo, I’ve used for previous challenges, but it fits like a glove with this weeks theme of “trio”.
The Old Men and The Sea
I don’t have one specific “happy place” but I love being by the sea, or even in the sea. As a child I was excited on car journeys when we could finally see the sea. The sea has always had a magical allure. I lived by the sea at university in Aberystwyth then again when I was in Australia in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Now I live far from the sea (around 300km), and I miss it greatly. Our last trip to the beach was at the end of August to Qobuleti (Georgia) on the Black Sea.
In the Black Sea at Qobuleti
standing on my hands in the sea
Pablo Neruda, the Chilean poet and nobel laureate, wrote lovingly about the sea.
El Mar by Pablo Neruda
NECESITO del mar porque me enseña:
no sé si aprendo música o conciencia:
no sé si es ola sola o ser profundo
o sólo ronca voz o deslumbrante
suposición de peces y navios.
El hecho es que hasta cuando estoy dormido
de algún modo magnético circulo
en la universidad del oleaje.
The Sea (English translation…it is better in the original Spanish)
I need the sea because it teaches me:
I don’t know if I learn music or consciousness:
I don’t know if it’s a single wave or deep depth
or a hoarse voice or a shining
suggestion of ships and fish.
The fact is that even when I’m asleep
in some magnetic mode I move
in the university of waves.
Other interpretations of the challenge can be viewed here: Happy Place
Seems KG who I’m following also loves beaches: Happy Place (KG)
When I first saw the challenge I thought of the sea, but not living by the sea, I posted a couple of photos of Spring Flowers. Here is a photo I took at Qobuleti by the Black Sea last year. Three old men lying in the surf. I hope you like it.
The Old Men and The Sea
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Serenity.”
In the moonlight the Black Sea looks very black and serene.
Moon reflecting on Black Sea
A better image of the moon reflected on water can be seen here: moon reflected on water “Serenity”
Jumping from the pier at Qobuleti
In the summer, the pier at Qobuleti on the Black Sea is a popular spot for those who wish to fish and those who wish to jump or dive into the sea.
Looking through some photos I took on holiday this summer in Qobuleti (hoping to find a picture of a twinkly sea for the Photo Challenge), I came across this wonderful image of three old men enjoying their time in the surf….
The Old Men and The Sea
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