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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea

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Sunrise by the sea

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Ocean waves: the fizz, the froth and the foam

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A perplexed seagull and a dead fish washed ashore.

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Whoa! I was about to step on this camouflaged dead fish.

"Mom, look I found this sea shell", says my daughter

“Mom, look I found this sea shell”, says my daughter

A gorgeous sunset!

A gorgeous sunset!

Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.

Its time to go home, Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.

These pictures were taken at Sanibel island in December of 2011.

This is my entry for the weekly photo challenge: SEA

Whenever I visit the sea, I think of it as a Supreme, Enigmatic Abyss. In the pictures, the dead fish that were washed ashore were due to sudden drop in night-time temperatures according to local authorities.

Something to ponder: Each species plays a unique role  in maintaining the fine balance of the marine ecosystem right down to the itsy-bitsy plankton. So, are we playing our part?

With Labor day gone, summer is officially over in the United States. Did you visit a river, a lake or sea this summer in your part of the world? Did you see any unusual activity, fun or otherwise? I would love to hear from you in the comments below. Thanks for stopping by.

For those of you who would like to see some very unique ocean pictures please visit my recently written blog post:

https://charuatmyniche.wordpress.com/category/travel-2/

The golden hour at Mount Sinai

Posted on by under Musings, Weekly Photo Challenge

This week’s photo challenge is about “The Golden Hour”.

I always wanted to see the sunrise at Mount Sinai. Luckily, a few years ago my sister and brother-in-law, who were living in Egypt at the time, arranged this trip for us.

Mount Sinai is a 2,285-metre (7,497 ft) high mountain near ancient Saint Catherine monastery in the Sinai region. It is next to Mount St. Catherine (at 2,629 m or 8,625 ft, the highest peak in Egypt).[3]

Climbing Mount Sinai is the main object for most visitors  to Sinai Moses Mountain. You have two choices for getting around and climbing the mountain: on foot, or by camel. We chose the beast to help us on our conquest.

Both paths lead to natural amphitheater known as Elijah’s Hollow or the Seven Elders of Israel, where you’ll find a tea house for a break. From there, it’s a final 750 steps (30 minutes) to reach the summit.

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Pre-dawn twilight on Mount Sinai.

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It is very cold up there on the vista point and folks are standing bundled up in their jackets and blankets. There are hushed conversations and tourists are eagerly awaiting the sunrise.

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The golden hour

The golden hour

Some surrounding mountain peaks lit up by the sunrise.

Surrounding mountain peaks lit up by the sunrise.

St. Catherine's Monastery

The radiant St. Catherine’s Monastery upon our descent from Mount Sinai.

I believe that the true golden hours for majority of us lie between “sunrise and sunset” each day. It is up to each one of us to make them beautiful by good and positive thoughts, kind words and good deeds to the best of our abilities.

In a lighter vein, if someone works the night shift their golden hours may be from sunset to sunrise.

How do you add meaning to your golden hour/ golden hours? I would love to hear back from you.

Thank you for your visit.