Yesterday, Dave and I were on a road trip… headed down to Long Point.
Long time readers will recall that Dave’s uncle has a cottage there, and for many years, Dave and I would often spend `New Years down there. This year, his uncle was having a Christmas party at the legion in Port Rowan, the town just north of the point.
But before we headed to the party, I drove Dave and down to the beach.
Both of us have grown up on and around the shores of three of the Great Lakes (Erie, Ontario and Huron) – and we both miss them a little, living where we are now.
It may seem odd, but my favourite time to be at the beach is in winter. Mostly because it’s completely devoid of people.
There’s a beauty to the desolation that I just love.
The water was fairly calm (for Lake Erie, which can change moods in a heart beat), and there were some beautiful patterns in the sand left by a previous storm.
And when you turn from the water, the sand banks with their towering trees are just as beautiful. There were some very large pieces of drift wood I wanted to bring home for the garden, but they were too heavy. (Ok – they were basically still trees, but so soft and smooth!).
But I did find some other beach treasures…
A couple good-sized freshwater oyster shells, and a pretty rock. Because you can never have too many pretty rocks
Wandering Cat Studio 
Glad you got to spend some time in one of your favorite places.
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Hi Valerie, the beach is gorgeous. Your beach finds are beautiful. I can understand the missing living near water. I too grew up near water, Lake Ontario. But I have been blessed with always living near water. Chuck’s Air Force postings took us to places where we had access to a lake or ocean. I agree with you on loving the beach in the winter. Yesterday in fact we walked for quite awhile along the beach in Presqu’ile park. The water is pretty low right now. I “may” have come home with some beach finds too!😆My sister living now outside of Tillsonburg comments on missing being near water too. Enjoy your Sunday!
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What an absolutely breathtaking place! I like the beach in winter better myself. The tourists are annoying in the summer. The town actually had to make some residency restrictions for the beach and water park this year because of the crowds and it didn’t go over very well. It made headlines for being “racist’ but the truth is we are already a very diverse area with a large LGBTQ population so the press got it very wrong and stirred up a hornet’s nest for no reason. It got really ugly for a while.
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Great beach photos! I love the beach in the spring and fall. Summer is too hot and too crowded. There are always a few treasures to be found.
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Those are lovely photos that remind me a lot of the Oregon coast in the winter. We used to love to go there for winter storms. It was amazing and desolate. We loved how quiet it was. You found some great treasures.
Blessings,
Betsy
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Nope, one can never have too many pretty rocks!
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What a beautiful visit to the beach!!!! It is indeed inviting when it is so empty and foreign looking to it’s summer self!
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