Camellias and salt marsh soak up mellow late afternoon sunlight

The temps are perfect now. 71 degrees. It’s partly cloudy and idyllic — the kind of weather we live for and often have during winter here. I could sit on this porch all afternoon.

But yesterday was very different. That cold wave that gripped the Northeast and Midwest made it way pretty far south. The high was 47 yesterday; today at the same time it’s 24 degrees warmer. I didn’t anticipate I’d feel sp cold even layered up and with a hat during my walk at the state park. Thst’s another unfortunate thing about getting older — you feel colder when out walking than you used to.

Nevertheless, the camellias, which are at peak bloom three weeks early this year, I’m guessing, were astonishingly beautiful. I could’t resist stopping frequently to photograph them.

The late afternoon light and reflections over the salt marsh were particularly nice, too. I have favorite spots where I go along the marsh where I’ve taken cloud and sky photos for many years.

Here is what I saw:

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