a 'natural painting'

 lots of color before and right thru sunrise.. so you know what that means.. 'the system' is coming thru tonite into the early morning--rain rain go away.. not a bad day with the sun popping in/out.. 36* at sunrise.. up to 56* this afternoon.. wind was rippin' .. only saw three other peeps when I was frozen out there on the beach.. friggin' brrrr is what it was

mouth of the Calabash river well before sunrise

along the causeway in the backwaters on the island

walking on the dunes walkway to the beach

looking East

waves crashing in to the Pier 

breaking waves at the Pier

and they get bigger

a couple of feathers blowing in the wind

plane vapor trails-- crashing wave tops blowing in the wind

still smiling -- as I was leaving the cold cold beach

Panorama

NNE wind 15-20mph as I was leaving the parking lot

36*