Thinking about :: the beach

4 images from My Little Pixels Etsy store

Tomorrow is Australia Day and for reasons unknown I always imagine myself lying on a beach somewhere on Australia Day. This is absurd because I don’t live close to a beach and I’m against tanning so it must have something to do with my heritage.

We will, however, be sitting on a beach next week (covered head to toe in sunscreen) and I’m getting excited by the prospect. Each year we use a friend’s caravan that sits permanently in a Holiday Park in a very small south coast seaside village. It’s basic and there’s limited cell phone access so the time away is about escaping, relaxing, swimming, eating and enjoying time with the boys before they embark on a new school year.

I went looking for some beach images to inspire me and found these gorgeous images from My Little Pixels Etsy store. I think what I love the most is they are very Australian (she’s based in Tasmania) and really speak of the solitude of some of our beaches. It is possible to be the only person for as far as the eye can see and I think that’s what makes our beach experience so special. You have no choice but to unwind, reflect and breathe. It’s good for the soul and I think these images really capture that feeling.

Happy Australia Day!

All images are via My Little Pixels Etsy store and the prints are on sale until Jan 28th:

  1. Nautical decor – Photo Fine art photography print 5×5 – beach Photography summer photograph – ocean photography “Out of Focus” clickety
  2. 8×8 Photography fine art print – Ocean Photography – The Waves Will Roll Right In – beach photography print blue ocean photography
  3. Ocean photography – fine art photography print 5×5 – vintage inspired beach photography nautical decor clickety
  4. 8×8 Fine art photography print – Listen to the Ocean – nautical fine art ocean photograph print vintage
  • Brandi

    You know I’m always thinking of the beach, so this post calls to me, Miss Libby!

    Frankly, I’m a little jealous of the beach solitude of which you speak. Whenever I go home to Hawaii, I stay either inland or close to busy beaches. This last time, we stayed in Waikiki, riiiiight on Waikiki Beach. It was awesome to be so close to the water, but being Waikiki Beach, there was always a crowd.

    Not exactly the peaceful respite I was hoping for, but the energy was fun and exciting to me, too. I love seeing people visit Hawaii for the first time – their reactions are AWESOME, and makes me proud they find my home as beautiful as I do.

    My favorite beach in the whole wide world, though, is generally far quieter, being on the right side of the island where tourists don’t go and surfers don’t populate. It’s not as magnificent as others, but I think it’s breathtaking. I have fond memories of growing up and visiting that beach.

    I hope you have a fantastic holiday!

    • websitestory

      So this is another reason for you to come and visit – solitary beaches. They also say the light is different in Australia so as a photographer I think you would love it.
      My brother is a mad surfer so he loved Hawaii. The closest I’ve been is the airport. Would love to visit one day.

  • Heather

    SIgh, would love to be on the beach right now – somewhere warm of course!

    • websitestory

      Thanks for stopping by! I’m thinking a little cool right now would be lovely.

  • Margaret | Destination Here&No

    whimper. the south coast. yet another thing we have in common. love love love! I’m trying to guess where your secret retreat is.

  • http://www.facebook.com/robin.grosland Robin Reed Grosland

    Now you’re just taunting me with warmth, aren’t you? Love the photos. I’m not really much of a beach girl since I grew up landlocked, but those sure do look tempting. I especially love the first one because it makes me feel like I’m lying down looking at the world from my own personal filter.
    We’ll actually be going to the beach in a few months. My third daughter will be graduating high school and we have made it a tradition to go on a family vacation to the location of the graduate’s choice (within pretty tight budget guidelines). We’re headed to San Diego, California come summer. Mmm. That sounds so warm.

    • Libby

      Oh that’s such a great tradition. I’ve never been to San Diego but have a beautiful friend who has just moved there from Australia and she loves it. Enjoy the beach and be sure to dip your toes into the Pacific ocean and then we’ll have something else in common.