House on the sand

"He who, having lost one ideal, refuses to give his heart and soul to another and nobler, is like a man who declines to build a house on rock because the wind and rain ruined his house on the sand."
~ Constance Naden ~


Hello my friends,

Yesterday I was to busy to post anything. I still want to say thank you for all your visits and kind comments to my Tsunami sign photo from Monday.
Thanks for coming back and to be my loyal friend.
See you tomorrow again :)

Have a wonderful day!
Susanne

In case of...

A tsunami (津波^?) (English pronunciation: /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/)

is a series of water waves (called a tsunami wave train) that is caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean. The original Japanese term literally translates as "harbor wave." Tsunamis are a frequent occurrence in Japan; approximately 195 events have been recorded. Due to the immense volumes of water and energy involved, tsunamis can devastate coastal regions. Casualties can be high because the waves move faster than humans can run.

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (detonations of nuclear devices at sea), landslides and other mass movements, bolide impacts, and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.

The Greek historian Thucydides was the first to relate tsunami to submarine earthquakes, but understanding of tsunami's nature remained slim until the 20th century and is the subject of ongoing research. Many early geological, geographical, and oceanographic texts refer to tsunamis as "seismic sea waves."

Some meteorological conditions, such as deep depressions that cause tropical cyclones, can generate a storm surge, called a meteotsunami, which can raise tides several meters above normal levels. The displacement comes from low atmospheric pressure within the center of the depression. As these storm surges reach shore, they may resemble (though are not) tsunamis, inundating vast areas of land. Such a storm surge inundated Burma (Myanmar) in May 2008.

Hi my friends,

today we are learning something about Tsunamis. I have photographed the sign above at one of the pretty beaches here at the Space Coast in Florida. I've discovered recently that sign and for seconds I had all those sad pictures in my mind we got to see on TV, when that catastrophically big Tsunami hit Myanmar in 2008. And I realized in seconds, that it can happen here the same too, anytime. We hope and pray it will never happen!

Thank you my friends for all your wonderful comments to my "Wordless Sunday" yesterday, and for all comments ever. I'm happy you like my photos.

I wish you a wonderful day and as we say here in Florida:
Sunshine's to you! See you....

Susanne

Tropical Beach

Tropical beach scene on a gray afternoon

Beaches in Florida

Beach on Captiva Island, Florida

Single palm tree at Smather's Beach in Key West, Florida

Way to the beach at Bahia Honda State Park, Florida Keys

The beach at Panama City, Florida

Beach umbrellas at Smather's Beach in Key West

Evening light

Evening light at the beach.
In five minutes or less the sun will be gone and the night moves in over Key West from the Atlantic.
These are the very last sunbeams in the palm crowns before it's getting darker and you will see soon the raising moon coming up on the horizon.

Beaches and Palms

Single palm tree in evening light

Empty beach - where are all the tourists gone?

At noon in Fort Zachary Taylor.

Look up to the sky - but watch out for falling cocos nuts.

Palm group at Smather's Beach in the last sunbeams of a hot and humid day in paradise.

Boats and Golden Sunsets - Series 11

A sailing boat in a golden sunset out in Fort Zachary Taylor.

A golden star between sails

Watching the setting sun from a fishing boat.

There is no sun to see anymore - but what left is the golden glaze over the water and in the sky.

The pier, the palms and a boat - all seen only as silhouettes after this fantastic sunset.

Palmtree Photos

Palmtrees in a "after a storm" evening light.

Palmtrees at Smathers Beach.

Twin palms up in the Keys close to Islamorada.

Palmtree in the last sunbeams at Smather's beach and the rising moon in the sky.

Colorful silver palm frond.

Sunday Morning in the Keys - What to do?

Today is Sunday and it's only ONE thing to do: RELAX and ENJOY!

Evening Lights at the Beach

This are the last sunbeams of a wonderful day at the beach.

Beach View in Pastel

Beach view at Smathers Beach in lovely pastel colors after sunset.

Eine in ein liebliches Pastell getuenchte Strandlandschaft an Smather's Beach, nach Sonnenuntergang.

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Sand Dune

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Does this look like the sand dunes in the Sahara....? It's not, this is simply the snow white sand at the beach of King George Island on the Gulf of Mexico.

Nein, nein.... niemand hat sich hier in die Wueste Sahara verirrt. Das Bild zeigt den echt schneeweissen Sand am Beach auf King George Island, oben im Norden von Florida, die im Golf von Mexico gelegene Insel.

Beach Shores

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Rolling waves are coming to the shores at the Beach in St. Augustine. Time to enjoy the last sunbeams, sitting on the rocks or walking barefeet in the sand and enjoying your last day of vacation.

Leise rollen die Wellen ans Ufer und geben dir Zeit und Musse auf den Steinklippen sitzend, ihnen zuzusehen, wie sie immer naeher kommen bis sie zu deinen Fuessen an den Steinen emporschnellen. Oder moechtest du lieber barfuss im Sand herumwatend deinen letzten Ferientag beschliessen?

Driftwood Sunset

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In front of this impressive driftwood piece I do many of my weddings with the sinking sun in the background. What a majestic scenery for such a romantic event.

Hier sind schon viele meiner Hochzeitsbilder entstanden mit der untergehenden Sonne im Hintergrund. Eine sehr geeignete Kulisse fuer einen solch romantischen Anlass.

Beach Chairs

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It is time to relax, time to read a good book or just to lay back and listen to the sound of the rolling waves. By the way: Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Heute feiert man hier in USA "Thanksgiving-Day". Das ist eine Zeit der Besinnung und Dankbarkeit, wo viele Familien im ganzen Land sich vereinen, um zusammen dieses Fest zu begehen.

Beach Umbrella

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Weekend is coming - time to go to the beach and relax....!

Das Wochenende ist nah und wie waere es mit einem Ausflug zum Strand?

Sunday Morning

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Sunday morning at the beach.... Come and relax and enjoy the blue-turqouise color of the water and the warm breeze on your skin. See you there in Seaside!

Sonntag Morgen an der Beach. Geniesse die Aussicht auf das tuerkis-blaue Meer und fuehle die warme Seebrise auf deiner Haut. Willkommen in Seaside!

Windy

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It's gray and very windy today in "paradise"... that's why I put up this photo from 2 palmtrees at Higg's Beach in Key West. They match todays weather situation here the most, just now. We are waiting for the sun to come back again.

Das Bild der zwei sich im Wind wiegenden Palmen passt am Besten fuer die heutige Wettersituation im Paradies! Wir alle warten auf die Sonne....

Stormy Clouds

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Stormy clouds were forming at Fort Zachary Taylor while I was waiting for the sunset that never happend. Don't they look like whipped cream on a piece of Key Lime Pie?

Das war ein vergebliches Warten auf einen Sonnenuntergang draussen im Fort Zachary Taylor. Immer mehr dunkle schwarze Wolken zogen auf am Himmel. Sehen sie nicht aus wie Schlagrahm auf einem Stueck Schwarzwaeldertorte? ..."Aber bitte mit Sahne", sang einmal Udo Juergens... et voila!

Palm Group at Smather's Beach

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This is the place where I do photograph a lot of weddings like last weekend happend. It is a fun job to photograph all these happy and so much in love couples and Smather's Beach is a perfect background scene to celebrate the biggest day in life.

An diesem Platz, unter diesen Palmen, habe ich schon viele Hochzeiten fotografiert - wie gerade geschehen letztes Wochenende. Es macht grossen Spass all diese Hochzeitspaare in ihrem Glueck zu sehen und zu erleben. Und Smather's Beach liefert den perfekten Hintergrund um den grossen Tag gebuehrend zu zelebrieren.