Tuesday, March 1, 2016

CDP theme..'Where I belong'.



Growing up in Zimbabwe/Zambia, both landlocked countries, the first glimpse of the Indian Ocean I ever had was when the famille piled into Dad's old jalopy and traveled hundreds of miles to Beira in Mozambique. Gosh those holidays were fun, I had my first holiday kiss in Beria :) Is it destiny then that I should find myself, for more years than I care to mention, again living not hundreds of miles but a mere five minutes away from the very same ocean.. with no wish to be anywhere else! This is where I belong.. not in, not on, but beside the water, j'adore! Happy Tuesday, the official 1st day of Autumn here in Oz! Really looking forward to seeing..
... all of the participants of this Theme Day


45 comments:

  1. A spectacular photo, and a good choice for the theme, Grace.

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  2. What a beautiful photo...say it isn't so....autumn....:( Means spring for us....hot hot hot!:)

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  3. Ah, I do love the water and beach and what a lovely place!! It would be my favorite, too, without a doubt! Wishing you a beautiful new week, Grace!! Enjoy!!

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  4. now that's my kind of beach...one with few people

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  5. I'm happy for you that you ended up in the place just right.

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  6. Beside the water says it all!! Beautiful photo.

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  7. I love knowing you better. Never thought I'd leave Hawaii, but sometimes life has other wonderful surprises. You are Perth to so many of us, G!

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  8. It's no fair, it's just no fair!
    Lovely pic mind.

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  9. Coming!!! I too belong on a tropical beach!!!

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  10. And, it doesn't get any more beautiful that the city you live in. I enjoy seeing your photos from your fabulous city every day.

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  11. A first holiday kiss eh? :-) Gorgeous photo Grace. I belong by the sea too but there's no sea in V...so I chose something else...

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  12. Near the sea, along with 15 million other Australians.

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  13. A good choice for the theme, Grace. I found it to be a hard theme this time.

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  14. Ein sehr schönes Bild vom Strand und Meer. Bei uns ist morgen der
    "meteorologische Frühlingsbeginn".

    Gruß
    Noke

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  15. The photo is perfect to illustrate the importance of the sea and its location is to you. How fun to find your special place which is so different from your early childhood.

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  16. Well, you have found a fantastic place to put down your roots! Based on your photos, I can see why anyone would love Perth and want to live there!

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  17. By strange coincidence, I have a work of art hanging on one of the walls of my house that was inspired by Zimbabwe.

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  18. A terrific explanation, Grace, and quite a nice photograph of the ocean beside which YOU belong.

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  19. Oh Grace this is such a lovely post, enjoy the ocean...smashing picture...

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  20. Parfait! J'adore aussi. Bravo!

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  21. Oh, I do like to be (everyone start singing). Not a bad place to be, is it!! Enjoy the day.

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  22. Sounds awsome!!! Sea and sky - all blue - just wonderful :)
    Lund & Budapest city daily

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  23. Happy Autumn to you Grace! Autumn is my favorite season, so I'm a little jealous. The beach is absolutely gorgeous.

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  24. As the American folk song has it, 'tis a gift to come down where we ought to be. Beautifully illustrated.

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  25. A beach would be my second favourite place to belong. Good choice. :)

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  26. Stunning shot! What a beautiful beach and what a spectacular place to belong.

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  27. Incredibly beautiful shot. Bravo!

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  28. Lovely to hear your tales of two sides of an ocean Grace

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  29. That is funny you stiil live at the same ocean! I can understand you love it.

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  30. That´s a nice story, Grace :-)
    And a great pic, too.
    First day of Spring here - and lousy cold!

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  31. You've captured the Heimat spirit perfectly in your photo and words! Great choice for today's theme.

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  32. Beautiful photo of this great place !

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  33. I can't imagine you picking any other place. You really seem to love where you are. I'd have a hard time choosing. I totally love where I live. It happens to be on one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline in the US, if not the world. For some reason though, I'm always drawn to wilderness places.

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  34. I can relate to that , I grew up near the sea and live now among the mountains. Long to move back or closer to any ocean.
    Wonderful that you found your place of happiness.

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  35. Nice photo Grace. Like me, I like the sea, but don't enjoy swimming.
    So you've visited Beira, my hometown, how nice.

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  36. I've lived in the desert, in the mountains, in cities - and I too prefer being by the water.

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  37. The Indian Ocean is so beautiful...I'd love to live near an ocean, any ocean!

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  38. Oh, Grace, beautifully done. You captured the spirit of this theme day in such a lovely way.

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