Lovely colors on the beach.

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Power cut time again and we spent the time at the beach.
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It was our third and last power cut of the day and I decided to go down to see what the sunset effect on the beach was.

Now when we have power cuts here everything and I mean everything here switches off. The traffic lights also switch off and there are long queues of cars waiting to cross one by one at the lights. So to beat this I drive along the back roads where there are only 4-way stops and no traffic lights. A problem is that some drivers are impatient and they will cross out of turn, so a person must always be aware of this danger.
Many years ago I was swiped off my bike by an impatient driver overtaking the queue into my right turn lane only and he collected me from behind.
So I have developed eyes behind my head:) (I mean I look all around for danger).

The first photo above is a look towards the south and here below is a look towards the north of this part of the beach.
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Below are 3 photos to show you the center part of the beach when we arrived.
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Now remember the post title, Lovely colors on the beach ?
Well here below the colors have started and I will also show you the procession of the sunset.
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This part is my favorite as the sun rays showed that the sun was sliding below the cloud.
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Drat! And with this last shot my camera battery tweeted to tell me that it was switching off. It seems that my camera joined the power cut brigade :)
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In desperation I took some more photos with Marian's mobile phone that I still have to download into this PC. So I will show them to you in another post. Some of you know that I have lost my spare camera battery and it seems that there is no stock available as we have searched the local camera shops and also on-line. E-bay, Amazon, Bid or Buy, Cameraland, Orms and a few others that we have searched for a new or used spare battery. Nothing available and it will severely constrict my work, as I don't only take nature photos. I also take photos of our charity projects, as we have to include it into our annual reports to the authorities and to the Papillon board of members.

But such is life at present and I am sure that it will change for the better.

I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures and the story.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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Nice pictures with nice views...
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These are beautiful views. A nice place to spend time with a loved one

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I dreamed about the beach and the ocean last night. Ah, to feel the ocean breeze and taste the salty air again.

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A nice dream I am sure and there is nothing like the opportunity to taste the salty air.
And to listen to the ocean's song carried to your ears by the ocean's breeze.

!PIZZA

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It was indeed lovely. A pity not all my dreams are quite so pleasant 😂

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I think that a dream is influenced by what the mind is occupied with prior to going to bed.
So I have the habit of calming my mind with pleasant thoughts before going to bed and then I don't dream 🤣 !LOLZ

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I dream every night. And I remember them all. The worst is when I start dreaming about working at a school as a teacher, which I did while trying to finish my degree. They are straight-up PTSD dreams. Long story! Let's just say the school owner/principal was a snake that emotionally and mentally abused me. I was in a bad place back then, depression and some... well, sad to say, some thoughts of ending it all.

As the universe would have it, it was around this time I met my husband. And he pulled me off that ledge. Yet every time I am stressed out I dream about that place. Ugh. That, or I am back studying or in school. Luckily with the school dreams I am usually able to snap out of it, cause I remember I am done with that crap. 😂

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So amazing how one's past can haunt and rule in one's present life. I can as a single parent child tell you some stories that will shock you, but now as an adult, I have shaken all of those horrible times off.
Occasionally some incident will trigger a bad thought linked to the past, but I immediately shut it out.
Same thing that I do with all of the other serious mishaps in my past, as it is the now, right now that counts.
Life is what it is, but it has also given us the power to create better tomorrows today.
In all honesty I cannot say that the bad memories will disappear, but once we confront them as past illusions then we can control them.
Providence has stepped in to bring you a husband and a new life. So live it to the best of your abilities and the result will cast shadows over the past memories.
Just my way of looking at things.

Have a !PIZZA and be happy 😊

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