A Walk Through the Neighborhood

Let's take a walk around my area using photos taken at various times of the year.
Are you ready to go?
 Walking shoes on? You will need a warm jacket today as it is 38 F and windy out today.
 Remember, March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb and along the coast it can be more windy than inland and the sea breeze is icy.  We will be walking through the seasons a bit though, so it won't be bad at all 😊

We will begin here  in my little neighborhood. and just walk along...

 Oops, better open the door so we can actually walk outside!
This is better...

Below, the Salt marsh flows into the bay

In the photo below,the open bay is just beyond the dark cedars in the background. The salt marsh is home to Osprey, otters, mink , deer and tons of soft little rabbits!

Above is a close up of the little meandering paths through the salt marshes. Phragmites is starting to grow.

I don't have a telephoto lens so the photo above is as good as I can do with my little camera.

You are looking at a little cove off the open bay and the buildings and water towers in the distance are on the barrier island with Seaside Park, Seaside Heights and Island Beach State Park.

Our towns ocean beach is over there.

I live here on the bay side. The ocean is just on the other side of the narrow barrier island.. It isn't  very far at all as you can see.

If the barrier islands breach, we'd have ocean front property or maybe underwater property.

Below is where the creek empties into the bay to the left.

What creek you ask?

This creek where Miss Little swims like a fish. It is crystal clear  cedar water.

The creek is brackish (part salt water) and its called cedar water because the cedars that grow along it stain the water the color of a cup of tea.

The creek is on one side of me, the bay on the other.

 In the photo below you see the open bay. Barnegat Light House is to the right, but not in this frame.

  Below you see that things look brighter in the summer time. Yes, on our walk we've moved through seasons! Amazing isn't it?

If you head straight due East from the shore here, where do you think you would end up?
It might surprise you that due east of New  Jersey is Brazil. Yup.  You can look it up and see it is not my idea, its a fact.   Greenland isn't huge as Mercator maps make it to be and Africa is absolutely super huge!

It's getting late so why don't we head  home now.....

I love how this photo turned out and its one of my favorites.

We can have a cup of coffee or tea if you would like.

 



Join in with us for Friday Foto Friends, won't you? Debbie is the hostess.