Thursday, February 9, 2017

Sunset Beach, North Carolina

Hello,

I am so behind in sharing photos, these are from our visit to my sister's place in North Carolina for Christmas 12/24/16. We enjoyed several walks on the closest beach called Sunset Beach. I hope you enjoy these scenes from our walk.


Sky reflection.


Plovers and maybe a Willet?


A cute Plover.


Silhouettes of my sister, BIL and hubby.


A cool dramatic sky and reflection.


Christmas Day walk on the Sunset Beach, beautiful day.



We hiked three miles round trip on the beach to see this famous mailbox. Sharing our visit , we wrote our names on the book inside the mailbox. Here is a link to a story about the Kindred Spirit Mailbox




"A thankful heart is a happy heart."

My list of thankful things:
Thankful for my family.
I am thankful for all my happy memories.



I hope you enjoyed my post and photos. Thank you for your visit and comments on my post. Enjoy your day and the weekend ahead!

Thanks to Michelle for the meme Thankful Thursday

I am also linking up to Skywatch Friday, I hope to see you there.
Thank you to Sylvia, Yogi and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday.

67 comments:

Ohmydearests said...

Simply stunning! Have a beautiful day!

Sonja said...

It looks so peaceful, A nice idea to share your thankful things. Where would we all be without our happy memories.

Marit said...

Hello,

Wonderful photos from Sunset Beach! Beautiful sky reflections!

Happy Thursday!

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Belas fotografias, gostei bastante.
Um abraço e continuação de boa semana.
Andarilhar || Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa || Livros-Autografados

Christine said...

Truly gorgeous skies and beach photos Eileen, especially the reflection shot!
What a cute mailbox to visit on the beach!
Have a great day!

Sussi said...

so beautiful! Love the photos!

amo sin blogg said...

I like your list of thankful things.
It is important to appreciate things in life,
In our busy schedules, we often forget it.

Enjoy your day !
I am preparing a little party for my youngest brother's 50th celebration this afternoon..
Outside it`s sunny and cold.
A perfect day.

Love Anne-Mari

rupam sarma said...

Hello, Nice post and Beautiful pics.
Greetings

Sandi said...

I know this place!

You captured its essence...beautiful shots!

Ana Mínguez Corella said...

Marvelous place.. Nice shots.. :-)))

Bill said...

Just beautiful. That's what a beach should look like.

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

Love those first three shots

J said...

Oh Eileen. This place is stunning and you perfectly captured the serenity and the vastness with its palette of soothing blues and earth tones. How wonderful to have actually been there!

MadSnapper said...

Love love that mailbox and the idea.. and deserted stunning beaches are my thing and Bob's to... nothing we like more than beaches like this minus people

Giga said...

Great walk in a wonderful location. The last photo is very meaningful. Regards.

Tanya Breese said...

beautiful photos and that mailbox is so neat, what a wonderful idea!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

I've never been to that beach but it looks gorgeous! Love those reflections and the mailbox is FUN! What a neat idea...makes me want to go! Enjoy your day sweet friend. Looks like a warm one today! Hugs, Diane

Cloudia said...

What fabulous skies reflecting your expansiveness!

Gayle said...

A Christmas mailbox at the beach. For this inland dweller that is unique---pretty. Happy Day.

Lynne said...

Beautiful beach, wonderful photos . . .
I would love to walk that beach and the story about the mailbox
is just my thing. What a beautiful story.
I need to put this on my bucket list!
Thanks Eileen . . .

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

What beautifu photographs Eileen. Love the 3 people and then the one tiny person on the lanscape shot as well

Maggee said...

Delightful post! I love the beach! Grew up in San Francisco, 4 blocks from the beach! It's a part of me! LOVED the Kindred Spirits piece... will pass it along! Hugs!

Bev said...

Nothing like a beach walk:)

Laura. M said...

Marvel of photos Eileen. I love the sea and stroll around it. Thank you for sharing!!
Good Thursday.
Besos.

Tom said...

...now that's one BIG beach.

Lady Fi said...

Gorgeous beach shots.

Karen said...

These are all wonderful! I like the reflection of the sky on the wet shore on Christmas day, and the decorated mailbox on the beach.

Anonymous said...

The mailbox story link was very interesting. The beach is so pretty.

Suza said...

wonderful pictures of the beach. so wonerful.

RedPat said...

That is a huge and beautiful beach, Eileen!

Linda said...

Hello Eileen, it looks like such a lovely time! Beautiful and soothing. Thanks so much for sharing, and I hope your week is going well. :)

Linda W. said...

Nothing like a lovely beach walk with family to celebrate the holidays! Love the mailbox.

Lowcarb team member said...

Oh, such beautiful photo's.
What a lovely beach, and I do like the one showing the three silhouettes.

All the best Jan

Debbie said...

WoW!!! eileen, these are so pretty!! the mailbox idea is sooooo cool, i love that!!!

A Casa Madeira said...

Adorei a caixa de correio e esse céu azul.
Abraços
janicce.

Karen Lakis said...

Yes - I very much enjoyed this walk! I love the reflections of the sky!

The Yum List said...

The light in your photos today is magical.

Michelle said...

This is a beautiful beach. I love the perspective of the second shot. Thanks for linking up today, Eileen. Have a great weekend!

Karen @ Beatrice Euphemie said...

Hi Eileen, thanks for taking us on this beautiful beach walk! Love the pretty photos and the little plovers. How cool is that mailbox?! Enjoy your weekend. xx Karen

Anonymous said...

These pictures are stunning. Thank you for the walk around.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

These are gorgeous beach shots! Looks like you might have caught it at low tide. The reflections off the wet sand are very nice.

Rose said...

I did enjoy your photos...got to see what I have missed...been trying to catch up...just got behind with everyone.

Jim said...

Good sky shots.

Anonymous said...

Hi Eileen, Glad you had a fun excursion to see your family. I love the shots of the shorebirds and of course, the ocean. Have a tremendously nice day tomorrow!

ekullumanali said...

Beautiful sand pattern.

Jeevan said...

Lovely capture on the beach, and hope to see the sunset shots from you... that’s a pretty mailbox and interesting to note people visiting there to leave their thoughts.

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Unknown said...

Lovely, you can feel the mood in the sky....

Lee@A Guide to Northeastern Gardening said...

Lovely photos Eileen. I am enjoying them as we are covered with a foot of snow!

handmade by amalia said...

Lovely photos, Eileen. How brave these little birds look against the vast landscape.
Amalia
xo

JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...

The joy of a long walk on the beach - such glorious photos, wonderful scenery.

This N That said...

We had a time share in Myrtle Beach for many years..I remember Sunset Beach but never made the trek to the Mailbox..Thanks for sharing..Interesting story..

HappyK said...

Enjoyed seeing all your photos from the last couple of posts. Trying to get caught up reading blogs. A few days away and I get behind quick!!
A happy day to you.

Klara said...

wonderful photos. great place to walk.

NatureFootstep said...

beautiful skies with the reflections on the nice beach. Love to see waders :).

carol l mckenna said...

Again awesome photography and sunset beach looks so inviting ~ lucky to have a sister who lives nearby ~ thanks,

Wishing you a Happy and Peaceful weekend ~ ^_^

Alexa T said...

Gorgeous place; amazing to have a walk and see such great shore... blue waters and sand... Lovely aspects, Eileen! Nature is amazing, for sure! And so warm thoughts about being grateful!
Many thanks for sharing and a lovely weekend to you!

Deb from frugal little bungalow said...

what lovely photos and it all looks so WARM! :) From my end, anyway, lol, wrapped up in 3 layers of clothing ...

magiceye said...

Gorgeous sights captured!

Light and Voices said...

Enjoyed our cyber walk on the beach together. I'm behind posting also. Have a nice week-end.

Marie said...

Wow!! these photos are amazing! the reflections, everything is just beautiful. I've got to google this beach and visit there soon.
I have a thankful heart. :) wonderful post..
-Marie

Judy Biggerstaff said...

Beautiful beaches and skies. Nice walk to see the mailbox.

Irene said...

Stunning captures .... love the dramatic sky and the calm beach

Indah Nuria Savitri said...

What's the temperature out there, Eileen :)..it's still zero and sub zero most of the days..

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I am late coming to this beautiful post, but I'm so glad I didn't skip over it in my hurry to catch up. The link to the Kindred Spirit mailbox was a wonderful read. Thank you!!

Pat Tillett said...

A lot of photos, and all of them beautiful!
I wish I was at that beach (well, maybe not until it is warmer).

Red Rose Alley said...

That's a sweet picture of the festive mailbox. I heard one time that grateful people are the happiest people. It's so nice that you are a thankful person, Eileen.

~Sheri

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