September 15th, 2022

Joy is away for a few weeks so there are no actual photo safari's going on.  Not really.  BUT I did manage to find a non-rainy part of one day recently to at least go on an extended walk here on  the island to see what I could see.

I starting out headed toward the beach because, well, it's the beach.  Of course I would start there!   Rain was, once again, in the forecast, so it wasn't quite as bright and shiny and sunny as it usually is, but no matter, it's always beautiful.  I was surprised (and pleased) at how few other people were there.  Which makes it sound as if I don't like people.  I do like people. Just I prefer my beaches a little less people-y.   Wish Granted!

There were a few beach flowers and some interesting beach art to admire along the way as I strolled down the sand for awhile:

Eventually, I sat  a moment to empty the sand out of my shoes and then continued my walk through town.  I was lucky enough to find a few critters out and about that that early morning hour too:

There were a few buildings that caught my eye as well.  No particular reason, they just appealed to me in that moment:

I love the natural canopy's that grow over many of the streets and also the sidewalks:

The final stop in my trek was the Venice Avenue Bridge.  I could see the sky growing ever darker to the west and could hear thunder rumbling in the distance so after this one last shot, I headed for home with no more stops.  Made it just in the nick of time too!

So I managed to cover roughly a third of the island in this little walkabout.  Perhaps I will do this two more times to, eventually, photo document the entire thing.  What do you think?  Sound like a good plan?

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