Why not both! I have to admit, I like both sand and snow for different reasons.
Sand because I love the sound of the ocean, or really any water that is moving. The trickle of a stream, the rush of a river, the crashing of waves. All of those bodies of water usually have sand even if it's buried underneath river rock, kicked up by mud puppies in a stream, or warm and squishy under your toes at an ocean beach.
I grew up surrounded by mountains. And while I love mountains, I also love going to the Oregon Coast and walking along the beach. The rhythmic sound of the waves soothes. Watching the sand for nature's murals is a joy to me. Here are some photos I've taken on my walks on the beach.
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| I like the designs around the rock. |
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| Ripples in the sand. |
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| Black and tan sand mixed. |
While I love sand and beaches, I also enjoy a good walk in the snow. The brisk air, snow crunching under my feet, and if I'm lucky, snowflakes falling around me. There is nothing as magical as walking in a white world where no one else has walked and having soft white flakes fall around you. That is one of my favorite things about winter. I don't mind snow as long as it is cleared off the roads so there are less accidents.
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| Unmarred landscape. |
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Traipsing through the snow.
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Any time I can get outside and enjoy nature makes me happy. Whether it is in snow or sand it doesn't matter.
Paty Jager is an award-winning author of 54 novels, 8 novellas, and numerous anthologies of murder mystery and western romance. All her work has Western or Native American elements in them along with hints of humor and engaging characters. Paty and her husband raise alfalfa hay in rural eastern Oregon. Riding horses and battling rattlesnakes, she not only writes the western lifestyle, she lives it.
7 comments:
Nice blog post, Paty!
I think all the seasons have something special to offer.
I'm a snow girl, but sand makes a nice change when I can get to it. Overall, I agree. Both are best!
Thank you, Diana and Melissa!
I loved the photos you shared of "nature's murals" in the sand!!! So beautiful!!!
Wonderful post - and LOVE the photos.
Thanks Sarah and Deb. I enjoy my visits to the beach and gathering photos.
What I love about the world around me is the ever-changing views. The sunlight filtering through the trees leave patterns on my deck is just one example. Your pictures of "sand art" are another example as are the ones of a snow covered landscape.
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