Walk on the Wild "Sea" Side

"Mutated Starfish"
Haute-Normandie, France




Black-eyed Hermit crab-Pagurus armatus



Bat Star- Asterina miniata

...baby sunflower starfish

Sea Lions
Gardner Beach, Galapagos, Ecuador

Barcelona


Drinks in Bali

Support Wildlife- Throw a party!

Beverage recipe #1:

Key Largo Cooler

Ingredients:

1 oz. DeKuyper Key Largo Schnapps
1/2 oz. Spiced Rum
4 oz. Orange Juice
4 oz. Pineapple Juice
2 oz. Cranberry Juice
1/2 oz. Bacardi 151 Proof Rum

Instructions

Mix juices and alcohol in mixing tin, flash blend, and pour over ice in a 23 oz. squall glass and float rum. Garnish with an orange flag and an umbrella.

Beverage recipe #2

Blueberry Lemonade:

Mr. Wonderful's concoction a few months ago:
Pinnacle Blueberry Vodka, lemonade
Mix a tumbler of vodka and a half gallon of lemonade.
Serve VERY chilled, over ice.

After we'd enjoyed it for a while, we were not surprised to see
this advertised for the summer.

He's a brilliant one, I tell you.

xo xo,
Miss Bliss

Picture sources

"Hob-knobbing" Part 2: Nautical Knobs

Hope you enjoy these nautical beauties...
perfect for a furniture/cabinet redo.
any favorites?
(I like the sailboat details)

"The world is so full of a number of things,
I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."

--Robert Louis Stevenson

click for Knobs Part 1 post...

click on pics for links/image sources.

My sentiments exactly:

"Sea Fever"

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

-John Masefield


This poem has been etched in my mind for years--
Who is your favorite poet? Do you have a favorite poem?

Hope you're having a blissful day!
-Miss Bliss

image credit here

Chocolate Goldfish

I did not know Pepperidge Farm added chocolate to the goldfish line!!!!

these chocolate sea shells and fish are not on my beach :(

...which chocolate fish would you most prefer?--Miss Bliss

Mosaic Love! Part 1...

What a cute place to rest your coffee...

(or wine!)

I am going crazy for mosaics today...even more so than usual!
Loving the beach scenes, of course!
Here's a nice tropical garden bench...

I'd like to plant some herbs in this little pot...

Just to keep the ocean motif going, and for the Deadliest Catch fans...

...and finally, a Van Gogh-esque butterfly (or maybe Klimt)

I love how mosaics remind me of all the colorful pieces of a life assembled together into something so beautiful!
Have a colorful, joy-infused life!

Click on the photos for links to sources. :)

beach bliss-- a March South Beach at sunset

Yesterday we took our short walk down to the beach... everytime we cross over the sand dunes and get the water view, I get chills. It is so beautiful, and I am so happy to be living a 2 block walk.

I spent some time picking up sea shells, lost in the simple bliss of color: pink, purple, coral.

The ocean was like a blanket of peace, the movement just a lullaby for us before we went home.

Have a blissful day! Here are some breezes for you in case you are too far away; and, by the way, I am getting envious of the snow days I'm hearing about... watching snow fall with a cup of hot chocolate sounds blissful.

Does anyone want to trade for a weekend? What blissful weather do you have to trade????