Sea (or not)

Posted on September 5, 2013September 6, 2013 by Katharine Asals

Actually it isn’t the sea, it’s a lake. And in fact it’s only the bay of a lake.
But it’s pretty fucking huge.
And powerful.
And these days quite, um, cold.
But like look at that –

That is one big body of water. And it isn’t even the biggest one.
Once I flew from Toronto to Winnipeg and we passed over Lake Superior. That shit went on for days. Huge, massive lake.
Not quite the sea, not the moody enchantment of the Atlantic off Maine or Connecticut, not the terrifying energy of the Pacific off Vancouver Island, not the inviting enrapture of the Caribbean but….works for me.

Weekly Photo Challenge – sea

Published by Katharine Asals

Katharine is a single mom who likes taking pictures and painting and writing sometimes and believes swimming is the one true religion. View all posts by Katharine Asals

17 thoughts on “Sea (or not)”

Burns the Fire September 5, 20132:55 pm Reply

Love. Refreshing.
1. Katalina4 September 5, 20133:00 pm Reply
  
  So gorgeous out there today…stayed til I was shaking with cold 🙂
El Guapo September 5, 20133:14 pm Reply

Makes me want to grab my surfboard…
1. Katalina4 September 5, 20133:24 pm Reply
  
  Haha! A little cold but some nice waves today for sure… 🙂
  1. El Guapo September 5, 20133:28 pm Reply
    
    My wet suit kept me very comfortable surfing NYC on new years day.
    1. Katalina4 September 5, 20134:10 pm Reply
      
      Well look at that. I was eyeing some wetsuits today but doubted their capacity to deal with the cold.
      New Year’s Day surfing? Special NYC event?
      1. El Guapo September 5, 20134:20 pm
        
        Yes: The Annual Guapo Quest for Calm and Quiet 😀
        
        At least, I hope it will be an annual thing.
      2. Katalina4 September 5, 20134:44 pm
        
        Ahhh…best of luck with that.
        Oye, y es cierto que eres guapo??
john zande September 5, 20133:35 pm Reply

“That shit went on for days.”

That just made me piss myself laughing! 🙂
1. Katalina4 September 5, 20134:11 pm Reply
  
  Oh wonderful. I hesitated to use cuss words as I don’t often but it just seemed the only way to describe that muthafucka.
  1. john zande September 5, 20134:18 pm Reply
    
    I love swear words. Well, being Australian its a part of our vernacular, but thrown out at the right time they’re the most expressive forms of language we have… and you nailed it!
    1. Katalina4 September 5, 20134:47 pm Reply
      
      Oh I see, I did not know that about Australians.
      We are both British colonies but being on opposite sides of the planet makes it easy to remain ignorant.
      You must know some good Brazilian cuss words by now…
      1. john zande September 5, 20135:16 pm
        
        There’s many, but people keep it fairly tame in general conversation.
drawandshoot September 5, 201310:12 pm Reply

I love that “sea” too. Wish I was there now, except for the cold. A frost warning for tonight… so soon in the season.
1. Katalina4 September 6, 20136:18 am Reply
  
  Phew, yes, this morning is brisk indeed. But what a gorgeous clean body of water…
The Rider September 6, 20132:43 am Reply

Beautiful photos! It makes me long for a holiday!
1. Katalina4 September 6, 20136:20 am Reply
  
  Oh yes! Hope you get one soon…