In the artificial world of his cities and towns, man often forgets the true nature of his planet and the long vistas of its history, in which the existence of the race of men has occupied a mere moment of time. The sense of all these things comes to him most clearly in the course of a long ocean voyage, when he watches day after day the receding rim of the horizon, ridged and furrowed by waves… And then, as never on land, he knows the truth that his world is a water world, a planet dominated by its covering mantle of ocean, in which the continents are but transient intrusions of land above the surface of the all-encircling sea…Rachel Carson
Those that live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be a part...Hermann Broch
I send thee a shell from the ocean beach;
But listen thou well, for my shell hath speech.
Hold to thine ear,
And plain thou’lt hear…Charles Henry Webb
To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of year, to see the running of the old eels and the young shad to the sea, is to have knowledge of things that are as nearly eternal as any earthly life can be… Rachel Carson
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it,—but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor… Oliver Wendell Holmes
The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea...Isal Dinesen
Health, south wind, books, old trees, a boat, a friend… Ralph Waldo Emerson
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover... Mark Twain
For more on this week’s photo challenge …
catbirdineurope
2 Sep 2013These are gorgeous images of the sea, Ron. I love them all equally and couldn’t possibly pick a favorite. 🙂
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thank you Cathy. It pleases me that you enjoyed the post.
adinparadise
2 Sep 2013Wow, Ron………you have really excelled yourself with this post. Amazing pics of the sea, and the quotes are absolutely wonderful. 🙂
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thank you so much Sylvia. That is a real compliment.
humptydumptyonawall
2 Sep 2013Absolutely love the shell on the sea side image 🙂
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thanks. It seems to be the favorite.
ioanna aggelidaki
2 Sep 2013Trully amazing shots!
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thank you Ioanna and thanks for visiting.
Madelaine
2 Sep 2013Absolutely stunning photos.
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thank you for your thoughtful comment Madelaine
Bams Triwoko
2 Sep 2013Excellent… two thumbs up. Great job, Ron… 😀
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thank you so much Bams and thanks too for your visits.
dalo2013
2 Sep 2013What a beautiful series of shots… The North Captiva Island and San Carlos Bay photos really captured the spirit, amazing.
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thank you Randall. I really appreciate your thoughts.
littlehousebytheferry
2 Sep 2013Beautiful photos! Thank you for sharing.
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013It was my pleasure. Thank you for your comment.
Hamburg und Mee(h)r
2 Sep 2013Thi is a really great series, but the most I like the last photo
Cheers Angela 🙂
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thank you so much Angela. I think the last image is probably my favorite too.
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restlessjo
2 Sep 2013Sublime, Ron. Makes my entry look a little sorry. 🙁 Love your conch especially.
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thank you Jo. The conch is a usual favorite.
ilargia64
2 Sep 2013So beautiful!!!!! When I started I thought the first one was so great…..But then each one of them is incredible…I could choose the first one because of the wonderful pure color…And because of the lack of color but its extreme purity, I love Useppa Island….So, you see….Each one has something special…Like the sea….
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Illargia, thank you for your generous comment. I am happy you enjoyed the post.
Pinetree Photo Nature Discovery
2 Sep 2013You’ve captured what draws people to the sea – makes me want to be there and put my toes in.
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thanks Carol. I certainty am one of those drawn.
fine2bewith
2 Sep 2013Very mind blowing.
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Whoa, thanks
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Swati Singh
3 Sep 2013Great photos. 🙂
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013Thank you so much Swati
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Tina Schell
3 Sep 2013One more wonderful than the next. Beautifully done as always Ron!
fotograffer
4 Sep 2013I very much enjoyed putting this one together. Thanks for your kind words.
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luminaetumbrae
19 Nov 2013WONDERFUL images ! 😮 🙂 Great job ! 🙂
fotograffer
20 Nov 2013Thank you so much.