Sand Key, Florida. Underdeveloped, sugar-white sand beaches looking across the turquoise waves at the Clearwater Beach Skyline. Beauty like I've never seen! :)

aisavery, on July 23, said:

My goodness - no comments! I feel honored, as this is the first of your new photos I've had time to look at, Mary Alice. Your visit here surely must have refreshed your soul. What a beautiful expanse of the world you've caught. Sugar-white sand beaches - I am ready!!! I love the white picket boardwalk - ours are all fading cedar here. I am so glad to have some time to visit again and I hope you are doing well - it has been much too long. Your lls, alicia

MaryAlice, on July 24, said:

Alicia,

Indeed, this place was pure heaven to me! I was just overwhelmed every single day with it's beauty! I have never seen anything like it really. I don't get to go to the beach often anyway, so you can just imagine my joy when I got out of the car and saw this!

Thank you SO much for visiting, and being the first to comment on this beautiful place! =)

Your LLS,

Mary Alice

jhk, on July 25, said:

Ah, the essence of Florida: white sand beaches, palm trees and turquoise water. Excellent shot, brings back memories :)

Kind regards, Justin

MaryAlice, on July 26, said:

Justin,

Greetings, and welcome to my little gallery. =)

I'm so glad that you stopped by to enjoy the beach. Isn't it fantastic?

It brings back memories? Are you from Florida? Well, I'm very happy that you enjoyed the beauty, and thank you so much for your nice comments.

Greetings from hot & humid Georgia,

Mary Alice

jhk, on July 27, said:

Hi Mary Alice, no I'm not from Florida, I'm from Holland but I've lived in Canada and France for five months each recently, and travel a lot (especially the last two years).

I've been to Florida a couple times. Twice we stopped on Sanibel island, which is what your shot reminded me of. Probably the closest thing to a "Bounty beach" that I've been to.

(I only don't have any pictures of it here because those travels were before the digital age.)

Greetings from humid-but-not-quite-Georgia-humid Holland,

Justin

MaryAlice, on July 28, said:

Justin from Holland,

How very wonderful that you get to travel as much as you do! My goodness, I am envious! I have barely been out of the state, much less to so many different countries! That is fantastic! Does your job take you to all these places, or do you just enjoy traveling and seeing the sights? Regardless, you are very lucky! I think that's great! =)

I have heard of Sanibel Island, but I've never been there before. If it looked like this beach though, it was indeed a very beautiful place!

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope your days will cool off soon. I'm afraid we've still got 2 or 3 more months of it.

Very best regards,

Mary Alice

jhk, on July 29, said:

Well it's a bit of both actually ;) I'm still a student (in aerospace engineering), but my months in Canada and France were indeed related to that: a research project it Ottawa and I worked at Airbus in Toulouse, France. I've also been on a study trip to Russia and China, and was invited by Airbus to go the Berlin airshow.

The other half of the travels are simply for the sheer pleasure of it :) Travelling and seeing other places and cultures is one of the most rewarding experiences one can have, I think. So I try to take every opportunity I get :)

Kind regards, Justin

MaryAlice, on July 29, said:

Justin,

I am envious of your tremendous opportunities, but I think it is fantastic that you are able to do all of these things and go all of these places! What a well rounded person you are becoming. You will know all and will have seen all! ;) Well, maybe not quite all, but a whole lot of it! Just think of the stories you will have to share with your children. =)

Your drive and vigor for life is wonderful! =) I wish you the best in all that you do.

Kind regards,

Mary Alice

Ahmet Bekir, on September 16, said:

One of your places for resting and refreshing of the human soul. You've caught really beautiful view. I have been added you to my favourites.. greetings from Macedonia

MaryAlice, on September 19, said:

Ahmet Bekir,

Yes! Yes! This was a most magnificent place that we visited this summer. I hope to go back there again one day soon. It was more beautiful that I could possibly have imagined. I was completely blown away.

I love the coast, but don't get to visit it often.

I thank you so kindly for stopping by. You always leave the nicest comments. =)

I wish for you a beautiful, wonderful weekend.

Greetings from the USA,

Mary Alice

Framusa, on October 2, said:

Una playa preciosa, la arena blanca me gusta mucho, es muy sugestiva,aqui en España la arena es mas oscura, saludos, Francisco.

MaryAlice, on October 8, said:

Buenas tardes, Francisco, y gracias tanto para su clase y la visita pensativa.

Soy tan feliz que usted ha disfrutado de esta hermosa playa. Deseo que regresara allí otra vez en este momento. Fue tan pacífico y todavía.

Adoro realmente la arena blanca también. ¿No es maravilloso?

Gracias tanto para parar por, y espero que usted tenga una semana muy agradable.

Los saludos,

Mary Alice