corner view ≈ the sea, the sea...

1982
agios nikolaos, crete
view from the mountains
... over time, we did splash out on glorious sea beaches in the mediterranean, the egidean, the baltic; we trodded over north sea sands, and clambered heavy rock in the south and in the west.


herne bay, kent, england
central parade
(old postcard from here)
i've lived by the north sea, in england, in the eighties. once upon a very long time ago i stared into the gulf of san francisco and i've tasted the atlantic on my lips. 

☻ a grey day for the latter it was too. i remember the company i was in. i'd met up with someone in new york, who prooved frightfully boring. fleeing to new jersey, i met up with the very bore's niece, who turned out to be the immensely bubbly kind, ironically reflecting the impressive ocean. the family was living on an air base. they showed me round the mess several times, praising it like it was nobody's business. i wasn't into uniforms anyway, so i stayed the proverbial night, the polite thing to do. reverse excitement was all mine when i was younger, drifting seemed the kinder way to do it.

1974
nules, spain
somehow all that lies so far behind me now, as if washed away by the waves of the sea, the sea. the glorious sea.

2010
blankenberge 'pier', belgium
☻ by the sea, sparkling theme by lise, on jane's corner view, hosted by francesca. and now to sea, to sea. the glorious sea, around the world!
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34 comments :

  1. Mlle ParadisMay 4, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    LOVELY PHOTOS nadine! especially the last two. love the one of you in the water. and the angle, the light, the color, the forms of the last - wonderful!

    hope it's a good week! so glad you're sharing these old pic with us! xo

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  2. Mlle ParadisMay 4, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    p.s. your description of your other day was delightful. how nice for you. p.p.s. i have a rhino like that too that a wonderful man, an "uncle" carved. i'll share it soon.

    your "new" house must be filling up nicely.

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  3. Li + BelleMay 4, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Such nice pictures, especially the last two.:)

    P.S. I really like your header very much.

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  4. SophieMay 4, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    I love your post! So full of memories... The sea, always the sea. I have a lot of tenderness for the North sea ("la mer" de mon enfance) with its paper flowers bought with shells and "sea kniffes". The picture of you is precious.
    Have a good day!

    http://curieuzeneuzeinc.blogspot.com/2011/05/corner-view-by-sea-la-mer.html

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  5. **EYE-SNACKS**May 4, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Oh wow..the sea..i can hear the waves ;)

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  6. renildeMay 4, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Such a cute little mermaid, and you still are deep inside I'm sure ;)

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  7. swigMay 4, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    The "charme" of old and "real" pictures!

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  8. TallyMay 4, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Realy a story of history.
    Seeing the first picture I though you made a photoshop job, wasn't sure if I like it and than I read the date.
    So long time ago ... I was at Sardegna's sea that year.

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  9. KasiaMay 4, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Beautiful selection of photos for this CV.
    Thank you for your nice words in your comment!

    Have a great day,
    Kasia

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  10. tanïaMay 4, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Lovely posting full of memories! Thanks for giving me a glimpse into your past! :o)

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  11. shayndelMay 4, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Glorious post,
    frolicking in the waves of the days here and gone and here again...
    Your connections with the sea, that you share, tell a story of who you are and how we are all formed by our experiences...and close to the sea there is definitely a special energy:))
    ♡

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  12. RachelMay 4, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    what a beautiful window into your past. is that you on the beach, looking so relaxed, hand under chin? adorable. 1974, I was born! A very good year :)
    I hope you are writing these great stories down...oh wait, you just did!
    Thanks for sharing!

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  13. DonMay 4, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    The sea, like the leaves of fall, triggers so many memories. Your photos and words take me back.

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  14. LeslieMay 4, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    i like this little trip down your memory lane... and adorable you, in spain :)

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  15. FrancescaMay 4, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Nice post, and photo of you as a child. I too lived in the UK in the 80s, and I also have tasted some of the oceans, once upon a very long time ago - they're not the same waters as the my sea.

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  16. Menthe BlancheMay 4, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    I like your photos, the holiday atmosphere, the memories ...

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  17. annaMay 4, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    :D for the pictures & the memories. CV is such a nice excuse to go back in time!

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  18. likeschocolateMay 5, 2011 at 1:23 AM

    What a great collection of photos and I love the postcard.

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  19. JanisMay 5, 2011 at 2:15 AM

    Love all your views and experiences and the way you retold them. Glad "drifting " won out ... the best way to travel :^)

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  20. angelinaMay 5, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    so so lovely. a reflection of ones memories, all tossing round in ones brain of the sea. or something like that. so is that you washed ashore in spain? sexy...x

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  21. TheresaMay 5, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    Really wonderful. Love this photo series.

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  22. RedekerMay 5, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    wat leuk met de geschiedenis van je zee ervaring er bij!!!
    grappig dat zo'n pier in belgie er ook is in scheveningen en engeland!!

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  23. l i s eMay 5, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    like your photos very much, specialy the last one
    thanks

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  24. MezzamayMay 5, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    I enjoyed your post, thank you :-)

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  25. Denise | Chez DanisseMay 5, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    I adore the sea... Your 1974 photo is superb.

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  26. G. E. LightMay 5, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Really enjoyed your seaside trip down memory lane! Very much in the same spirit as my offering!

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  27. SkylarMay 6, 2011 at 4:16 AM

    I love the pictures!

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  28. BethMay 6, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    Such a charming trip you took us on!

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  29. UnknownMay 6, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Love the picture of 1974...lovely moment!

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  30. RitvaMay 6, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    love those picks!

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  31. TziviaMay 6, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    How lucky you are to have dipped a toe into so many seas! Perhaps this summer I'll dip mine into the waters off the Blankenberge pier in Belgium!

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  32. isabelleMay 6, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    such lovely photos!

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  33. TraceyMay 12, 2011 at 9:46 AM

    A wonderful posts filled with memories and wonderful thoughts. I love your photos, and you have me wishing to see the sea once more.
    :)

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  34. lamediterràniaMay 20, 2011 at 1:35 AM

    I love it when I imagine so many beautiful memories.This post is,with all its letters,beautiful and full of coincidences.
    You know my name and the oceans are so close in meaning,as I wish my life was too related to that vast,inmense amount of life and beauty.
    And the picture of you in Nules... Well that's beautiful too, thinking of you having tasted these sunny,rocky beaches nineteen years before I tried them, well... I've always been a coincidence freak and I probably will be for the rest of my life,and I always liked this little paysage connection between you and me.
    Big kisses!

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