I Haven't Sailed Away...

Photo of the Lynx in Newport Harbor taken by me...I added the stone angels on the sails using Photoshop brushes :)

I haven't been posting much. But I am still here!
I began a new full time job in Huntington Beach working with GREAT people a couple of months ago and I've had less time for art and blogging obviously!
We are also searching for a more affordable rental in the area if possible...still wanting to stay in walking distance to the beach if we can ;-)
Once things are settled I will get back to my creative side more - and try to sneak in a few minutes here and there when possible!

Thanks for continuing to stop by...I will try to have a little something for you to look at whenever I can!
PEACE!

Hummingbird

...don't fly away, fly away.
...hummingbird don't fly away, fly away...

Photos by ~jolenemarie - Newport Harbor, Corona del Mar, California

You Tube? I Tube!

I have been wanting to try this for a long time...
Nothing spectacular - but it worked!
Moving pictures .... YAY! :)

(Of course ya'll know to click the little arrow to make it play!)

This was filmed at LookOut Point overlooking Newport Harbor in the late afternoon when the fishing boats were coming back in... Kind of boring...but I learned how to do it :)

Just Another Day In Paradise

Ready to Para-Sail away? This flyin' high guy's feet are about ready to touch the water...as soon as he does the boat will pick up speed and he once again reaches great heights...

No, I swear, we don't live on a tropical island...this view is from LookOut Point looking south towards Little Corona beach...you can see right through the hole in Arch Rock...one of the most sought after backgrounds for photographers. From where I stood to take this photo it takes me only a few minutes to walk to Little Corona...I have gazed at Arch Rock for over 40 years!

I have loved fishing boats all my life. One of my favorite times is the late afternoon when the fishing boats start coming home in the harbor...they remind me of my (late) favorite Uncle Lee who was a commercial fisherman all his life...

I am never without my camera...I just never know what I might see...like this man and his DOG in the harbor...how cool is that?...

Big Corona del Mar State Beach...
Corona del Mar is Spanish for Crown of the Sea...

I shared a bench on the cliffs at LookOut Point with this sweet couple for nearly an hour. "Dr. Ralph" and his wife, Madeline. They both turned 85 last March. They are no longer strangers to me now, but instant friends. Dr. Ralph was a surgeon/physician for 50 years "in towns along the banks of the Mississippi"....where he told me he "did surgery in the morning, saw patients in the afternoon and delivered babies at night"! Up until only four (!) years ago Dr. Ralph was swimming a mile each day! Married 63 years...I am so glad I invited them to share the bench with me...they shared their stories and touched my heart...

All In A Day's Work On The Water

Some are here to tug and tow...

Some are here to watch how things go...

Some are here to keep the tourists flying high...with parachutes...

Some are here to give you tours so you can ohhh and ahhh when you
see Nicholas Cages new dig's...

And some take you to the island and back...

Some are here to simply provide you a party and dinner, cruising within the harbor...

And some are here NOT to work...
but simply sail... as the sun tosses diamonds upon the water...

No Words Wednesday

It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood...
and that's all I'm sayin'... ;-)