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One Last Look

Goodbye frothy waves, soft sand and black granite rocks...

... endless horizons where boats disappear and craggy walks far away from concrete jungles...

the coloured quiet depths when the waves churn up the surface
the sound
the smell
of the sea.

Goodbye chapel on the hill presiding the azure seascape

and the bell on the chapel with the lichen-covered roof.
What is it about bells against the sky?

A slanting roof and a beady eye
and a wonderful, wonderful clear blue sky!

Magical moments in the sky, imprinted in my memory
This one is my favourite.
(click on the photo to get a full-screen size to be engulfed in the whole atmosphere)

Standing in the soft sand and gazing over the watery horizon
where my soul meets the sky

Little seashell with your belly full of salty water

Rows of tiny flags, reminding me that I was home, for a while...
before returning to my land of adoption.
Au revoir England
until we meet again!













A glimpse of the sea

Beyond the gate and the beautiful stone wall, 
framed by the yellow flowers of wild rapeseed,
appeared the sea!

The heavy purple sky hung across the water like a winter blanket pegged out to dry.

As I walked along the coastline, the wind dispersed the clouds
creating patches of sheer blue

I held my breath as I glimpsed the sea between two mighty rocks...

and there it was: the sea, all dressed in turquoise and faraway purple, freshly painted
by the palette in the sky.

I followed the craggy path and breathed in the sea air

watching the clouds splay out behind the chapel on the hill.

Coming down again and gazing at the beauty of it all

and closing my eyes just a moment to listen to the waves as they hit the rocks

until I reached the beach for a little quiet contemplation.