Even though it’s the beginning of December and was the fifth night of Hannukah, here in Southern California we enjoyed a brief summery Sunday before a massive winter storm barrels down the coast from Alaska.
A late afternoon beach walk in Carlsbad…magnificent sunset, boats, seagulls flying home. Not such big waves, though I bet the winter storm will bring plenty of surf energy.
Maybe that’s why I get so excited for the WordPress snow to appear.
It’s the only snow I see unless we go skiing!
These photos have not been retouched. This is exactly what it looked like. AMAZING, right?
Enchanted Seashells by Princess Rosebud 
Mother Nature is some fantastic artist, isn’t she? I love sunset and sunrise. The day comes in with glory and goes out the same. And it’s free! No tax, no admission price. How great is that?
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Yes, Mother Nature is spectacular!
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 7:45 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Absolutely beautiful!
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Thank you! The beach was wall to wall people watching the colors.
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 8:05 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Stunning!
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I wish I could take credit haha, but it’s Mother Nature all the way!
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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But still wonderful to see. 🙂
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YES!
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Gorgeous photos. Wow!
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🙂 Maybe Santa will get me a better camera so I can take more pix!
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Gorgeous!
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It was, it really was!!! Hope you had a Happy Tday!
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Beautiful. That is why I get excited for WordPress beach pics. I won’t get to see one until we go away LOL.
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But you DO have beautiful snow; yes, I know it’s different when you don’t have to shovel it, etc!
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 1:09 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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We were up in Idyllwild camping and the sky was pretty amazing up there as well!
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Where were you camping? That must have been so incredible!
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Hurkey Creek. So lovely!
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Thank you, I’m gonna look it up. We’re always looking for new places to camp/hike.
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Yes amazing pictures! I thought the snow was spots in front of my eyes.
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WordPress snow! Sorry if it scared you!!!!
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Beautiful pics!
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I’m not a great photog, glad at least was able to capture some of the beauty! Thank you for stopping by and following!
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I’m ready for winter already. This weekend was too hot for December, even here in so cal. 😛
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How’d you like the drop in temp overnight? We’re putting on the flannel sheets!
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Wasn’t too bad, actually. We’d already bundled up because we spend half our nights out of bed these days, so when we do manage to get back into bed we’ve already needed the extra layers to get warm again.
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Oh yes, I had forgotten those happy days of being up and down all night! Enjoy!
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Hahaha, yeah, “enjoy” we shall. 😛
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🙂 Yes because one day you will look back and wish it had never ended.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I hear people saying that…
I hear people talking about the dreaded teenage years…
But, having him sleeping and out of sight for days on end sounds kind of nice right now.
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You will see. The stress of getting up all night and being necessary 24/7 will soon be compared with the stress of NOT knowing where they are or if they’re safe.
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Interesting…
You mean I’ll have to worry about that stuff? It isn’t out of sight, out of mind?
Dang, what did I sign up for here….?
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He’s a lucky boy to have parents like you guys. Ask your mom if you ever stop worrying, never out of sight…out of mind!
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I know, I know. Once a parent, always a parent. I’ll always be her little boy. 😛
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You got it. 🙂
On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Lovely pics Princess Rosebud! I love watching sunrise/sunset over the ocean.
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A bit of calm before the storm, but then we never had the storm so I don’t know what happened!
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Yes, how amazing & very romantic! What a spectacular sunset.
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I agree, very romantic! I hope you and your family have a happy and healthy holiday!
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Thank you! ~And many, many happy wishes to you and yours!
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🙂
On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I am so happy that you shared those stunning displays that Mother Nature has given us! Gorgeous!!
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I thought so too, thank you!
On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Amazing indeed!! Gray and cold. Thanks for the beautiful vistas! ( not sure why you are not showing up in my WordPress reader!!)
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I haven’t been writing very much; it’s too hard to do with tugboat man home and me serving his every want and need, and then the son/wife came and all THAT work, so I’ve had to cut back on my writing. Hope all is well with you!
On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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