tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post7299015133054518326..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: Beach ReflectionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-85929091158727318152012-08-06T16:54:41.789-07:002012-08-06T16:54:41.789-07:00Dotti, I just loved this entry. I had forgotten y...Dotti, I just loved this entry. I had forgotten your early years on Long Island. I do remember being at Lake White and the cottage your dad and mom had there. Although we always had to wade through the grasses to get to where you could swim freely. The picture window of the cottage had a great view. With our grandfather sailing on Sir Lipton's yachts and our great grandfather being a sea captain, I think we get our love of the sea naturally. Thanks for resurrecting such wonderful memories!parsoncarsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823868691249392650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-56069700541149334812012-07-31T06:31:30.895-07:002012-07-31T06:31:30.895-07:00One of these days, Kim, I'm coming to find you...One of these days, Kim, I'm coming to find you so you can take me to your beach!! It sounds so awesome.<br /><br />xo<br />:-DDottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-80613527427449857882012-07-31T06:27:48.454-07:002012-07-31T06:27:48.454-07:00Oh Dotti, you know that I love the beach. But of c...Oh Dotti, you know that I love the beach. But of course I had only been once when I was 10 and then not again until my forties for a vacation. Now, living 30 minutes away I can't think of living anywhere else. My first memories of water though go back to childhood when we would go to a lake in the summer and all us kids would do was fish and try to break our record catch from the day before.Kim Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765296400379609580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-40783443665227510002012-07-30T14:38:38.555-07:002012-07-30T14:38:38.555-07:00Oh, Linda! You rekindled another memory: In the ev...Oh, Linda! You rekindled another memory: In the evening, after a day of swimming, we'd ride over to the docks to watch all the crabbers. My cousin, who would talk to a wooden-headed Indian, would start conversations with all of them. I can smell the salt air just thinking about it! I'm with you ... if I had a lake house, I don't think I'd want to part with it!<br /><br />xo<br />:-DDottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-41640065136591602072012-07-30T12:46:20.976-07:002012-07-30T12:46:20.976-07:00I love being by the water! When I was little we so...I love being by the water! When I was little we sometimes went to the gulf coast and I remember fishing for fish but catching crabs! I remember trying to reel them up and onto the pier before they let go of the bait! fun! I remember hot sand, sea weed and jelly fish too! <br /><br />We began taking yearly trips to the gulf coast with our kids in the 90's. Hopefully we will always do this and hopefully our kids and grandkids have some happy memories!<br /><br />We have a chain of lakes here in central Texas and we spent 20 years looking for a lakehouse! We found it, remodeled it, sold it, bought another, remodeled it, sold it and are now lakehouse-less! I'd love another if I could convince my trophy husband to not remodel it and sell it!<br /><br />xo,<br />LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344086795897680409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-25617534606522978202012-07-30T10:57:50.676-07:002012-07-30T10:57:50.676-07:00Lakes are good, too, Kelly! When we moved away fro...Lakes are good, too, Kelly! When we moved away from the ocean, my father found the nearest lake, a cabin and a boat. We were all set. There are some fun things you can do on a lake that you can't do on the ocean ... like floating on an innertube until you turn into a prune!<br /><br />xo<br />:-DDottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-21995085696530662102012-07-30T10:56:37.411-07:002012-07-30T10:56:37.411-07:00Thank you, Cathy. I took them in Hawaii. The first...Thank you, Cathy. I took them in Hawaii. The first was taken on Maui, the second in Kona, on the Big Island. I'm so glad you were able to find the ocean when you were a child. There is something so magical about the first time children see that endless expanse of water.<br /><br />xo<br />:-DDottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-16588131384413810512012-07-30T10:55:17.304-07:002012-07-30T10:55:17.304-07:00Hmmm ... hadn't thought about that ... I'm...Hmmm ... hadn't thought about that ... I'm Aquarius ... you may be on to something there, Judy! And, yes, your neck of the woods has some gorgeous ... and cold lakes! Very pretty in addition to fun.<br /><br />xo<br />:-DDottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-64066616991353789812012-07-30T09:04:46.342-07:002012-07-30T09:04:46.342-07:00oh the beach photos dotti! so beautiful. my firs...oh the beach photos dotti! so beautiful. my first memories of water are as a little girl camping with my parents at keystone lake here in oklahoma. a different sort of beach, but sandy nonetheless. :) my friend chrissy and i made sand castles and floated in intertubes while our moms made us bologna & cheese sandwhiches. seems like a lifetime ago. thanks for the moment to walk down memory lane. :)kellyhttp://mindingmynest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-25907125398865634212012-07-30T08:54:25.120-07:002012-07-30T08:54:25.120-07:00Love your post, Dotti and your beautiful beach pho...Love your post, Dotti and your beautiful beach photos!! The blues are stunning! Since I've lived in Arkansas all my life I haven't had many opportunities to go to the beach! I do remember as a child we visited with my aunt and uncle who were stationed in Florida. The first sight of the water that was endless and so powerful was very overwhelming for a little girl! We waded in the water, played in the sand, and picked up shells that we put in a box. As always we were traveling home late at night to avoid the heat, since our car wasn't air conditioned! We heard this strange scratching noises coming from the back of the station wagon. Dad pulled over, dug out the flashlight and discover that the pretty shells we had picked up were occupied and those sea creatures were missing their ocean!Cathy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10779935742253650385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-70679818905808255842012-07-30T08:32:44.358-07:002012-07-30T08:32:44.358-07:00Love those water shots Dotti. Makes me want to be ...Love those water shots Dotti. Makes me want to be there right now! Oh, I so love being by and in the water too. Hey, and I'm a Pisces! Two fish! How fitting. I remember swimming in the freezing cold gorge near my house, going to the lake many weekends, and sometimes many summer evenings for a quick swim. Good memories. Thanks Dotti.heyjudephotographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098165048025314116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-48483351605767996912012-07-30T08:18:39.688-07:002012-07-30T08:18:39.688-07:00Yes, Eagle Eye ... Hawaii it is. Since we've n...Yes, Eagle Eye ... Hawaii it is. Since we've not been to the beach this year, I went to my archives for some of that great water that can only be found in Hawaii. I know you'll all have a great time on your family reunion/beach vacation. Can I come?<br /><br />:-DDottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-68794325928010516182012-07-30T08:17:21.010-07:002012-07-30T08:17:21.010-07:00Oh, Gina! This sounds like so much fun, it just ma...Oh, Gina! This sounds like so much fun, it just makes me want to pack up and make that 10-hour drive to the beach right now. Thanks for the memories!<br /><br />xo<br />:-DDottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-25534066640651411252012-07-30T08:16:35.217-07:002012-07-30T08:16:35.217-07:00Oh, Deanna! You would have fit in just fine with o...Oh, Deanna! You would have fit in just fine with our family. When we moved away from the coast, my father immediately found a cabin on the nearest lake and bought a boat. Water-skiing! Oh, yes! We spent hours doing that. Water was my father's life blood, I believe. Thanks for reminding me!<br /><br />xo<br />:-DDottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-22392259536602205802012-07-30T08:04:35.516-07:002012-07-30T08:04:35.516-07:00We didn't go to the beach much when I was a ch...We didn't go to the beach much when I was a child and I sometimes wonder where my love of the ocean came from. But from the time my boys were very small, we spent a week or two every summer in Del Mar (just north of San Diego) and I have (and hope they have) some wonderful beach memories. Your story about getting lost at the beach when you were two reminds me of my youngest son who would take off down the beach to play with another child and we had to watch him every second. Now that they are all adults, a few years have passed since we have all been together at the beach but we will be spending a week together on the beach in CA in August and I can't wait. I love your photos with the aqua water against the black rocks -- Hawaii?terriporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333055591899961253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-12324953268793254802012-07-30T07:30:13.298-07:002012-07-30T07:30:13.298-07:00As a child, we always lived near water, and beach ...As a child, we always lived near water, and beach outings were a big part of my summers. My favorite memories of the ocean include body surfing at Zuma beach, just north of Malibu -- I would spend most of the day catching the waves and letting them carry me into the shore. Pure exhilaration! Thanks for helping me remember that wonderful feeling of riding the waves. Love your water pictures -- the colors are so great!ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748316725457763377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-12809425356628108902012-07-30T06:40:51.325-07:002012-07-30T06:40:51.325-07:00Not much beach for me as a kid, but plenty of wate...Not much beach for me as a kid, but plenty of water. Growing up in Dallas we had plenty of large (ya know it's Texas so it's gotta be big) lakes close by. We owned a "boat house" on a lake about an hours drive from our home and most weekends we would spend there, swimming, waterskiing (my fav) and just having fun.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857633931690620336noreply@blogger.com