California Life on the Coast

The gentle rays of the sun at sea level were cool by California standards, but felt warm to this Colorado girl. The sea breeze was intoxicating. The sights and smells foreign as I stood enthralled by the beauty of the aquamarine water. The birds wheeled overhead as the sea lions lazily rolled over and scratched, all as the fresh water of the Russian River meet her primordial beginnings in the salty sea.

Emerson sums it up perfectly... 

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air… 
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

California Life 

The confluence of the Russian River and Pacific Ocean is teeming with wild sea lions and birds.

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California Coast Flowers

This fine art photograph was taken along the California coastline at Bodega Bay. I am not sure what kind of flowers these are (all suggestions are welcome), but their beautiful neon pink was such a contrast against the aqua blue landscape. Can you hear the surf, smell the spray, and feel the golden sun as you gaze into the far away horizon where water meets air?

California Coast Flowers
This California coast landscape photo features the Pacific Ocean's waves crashing into the rocky coastline overlooking wild pink flowers and a beautiful sunny blue sky overhead. Bodega Bay Head, California
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Sea Birds on the California Pacific Coast

Being from Colorado and over a thousand miles from any ocean, I am always delighted to watch the coastal sea birds. We do have seagulls in Colorado, although we refer to them as terns, and the occasional cormorant ventures to our large lakes too. But watching these birds next to the turbulent roaring Pacific ocean as it crashes and sprays water over jagged rocks is an entirely different experience. I hope that I brought that wonderful day to you with my photography.

Seagull Rest
Two seagulls rest on a rock next to the roaring water of the Pacific Ocean.
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Coastal Birds
A group of cormorants rest on the rocky coastline of the Pacific Ocean.
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Cormorant Meditation
A cormorant sits patiently on a rock next to the turbulent waters of the Pacific waiting for his dinner to arrive.
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