The weather in Shropshire has taken a frigid turn – flurries of sleet and bone-chilling winds, the need to wear too many vests and socks and feeling that I’m far too nesh to venture out in it. For any reason whatsoever. (Allotment? What allotment?) Which also has me thinking of a warm sea and Peroulia Beach and the rosy displays laid on there each dawn and dusk, and walking through silent olive groves that come down to the shore, the days’ warmth stored in the many seasons’ leaf layers beneath our feet. At sunset we find we have the beach to ourselves. The sea barely lapping the sand, and somewhere across the Gulf, above the Mani’s fortress scarps, a raptor mews. There are no other sounds.
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‘Perfection’ would do just as well. Glorious image, Tish. I love the colours 🙂 🙂
I’d never seen pink striped sea before 🙂
Lovely image, Tish!
Thanks, Sue.
Gorgeous photo. They don’t make seas like this any more.
No they don’t 😉
Beautiful and sounds like the place to be.
Nice to imagine being there anyway 🙂
What a wonderful memory. Your words paint such a vivid picture.
Thanks, Suzanne.
Love the idea of a candyfloss sea. And you don’t hear the word ‘nesh’ too often these days.
I think it was one of my grandmother’s words, she says pretending she isn’t ancient herself 🙂
I think it’s an East Midlands/Yorkshire word. I first came across it reading ‘Sons & Lovers’ for ‘A’ level. I’m sure you’re far more modern than ancient!
Thank you, kind sir. I like that description. Modern not ancient. Grandmother had Derbyshire-Nottingham connections. So spot on.
How pretty. I’m feeling far too nesh to venture out at the moment, even down here!
Cornwall can be brutal. I don’t remember ever being so cold as the June day we went to Minions. The wind was vicious. Blew right through every single layer.
Yes, it is the wind that is the trouble. The temperature is around 7 degrees, but doesn’t feel it.
Love the title, the picture and the dream ⛵️
It makes a good dream doesn’t it. Thanks, Lisa.
I could go with that warm sea. Warm Sea. Yes.
My feet especially hanker to do some warm water paddling.
Such a peaceful scene. I can feel the silence
You could feel it too. I’ve never been anywhere that was so quiet – well apart from the early morning practice by the Greek air force out of Kalamata. But that didn’t last long.
Early morning practice by the airforce quiet???
No. They made a helluva din whisking up the Gulf. But they soon went back to base and peace resumed. Actually it was quite exciting. I was imagining how glorious it would be in the cockpit – looking down on the Kalamata and Mani peninsulas on either hand, the Taygetos mountains and the blue sea. Wheeeeesh!
It would be a real buzz….
A place I could stand forever and just enjoy. Such a beautiful image with captivating colours and light.
Many thanks, Otto. Definitely a good place to stand and look.
Happy new year Memsahib. English winters should indeed be spent under warmer venues. Maybe soon?
Kwaheri sassa.
Jambo bwana. Habari yako…Thank you for those NY greetings and the same to you and yours. As to retreating to warmer climes – it’s not on the cards. I’m buying more vests instead 🙂
And piling logs in the chimney? It does have its charm. And to be honest, I don’t mind the cold, as ,long as you’re “equipped” for it. E.g. Mountain climbing? I never was cold because I had good equipment. (I am thinking of using my mountain down jacket inside right now as we don’t have central heating and the US cold wave is hitting us… 😉
Have a lovely week-end Tish.
There’s a lot to be said for being prepared 🙂 🙂
Haha! So right. We had a house in Normandy, a two century affair which we closed for the winter from… November to Easter. When we opened up the house again I would take the blowtorch out and soldering material. One would open the water in the cave and another would stay in the living room to detect a possible leak. Inevitably there was one and I had to solder the tube back into use. Preparation. 😉
Ahh Greece, very tempting, I’m trying to find somewhere to go this summer.
A magical trip from the cold and windy to a warm beach 🏝 that houses beauty and silence.
I think about it a lot 🙂
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