Tenby Beach, low tide

Tenby Beach, low tide,

walking through clear reflections

of stone cliff houses

After crossing the channel from Rosslare in Wexford County, Ireland, we stop at Tenby in Pembrokshire County, Wales. A sign in Welsh says the name of the town is Dinbych-y-Pysgod, which means little fortress of the fish. This was once a seaside fort overlooking a little harbor on the southwest coast of Wales. A medieval town grew up around Tenby Castle, which is now in ruins, as is a small castle on St. Catherine's Island. Several miles of clean, sandy beaches lie on either side of a promontory, a popular holiday spot. We join the crowds strolling along the north beach, enjoying the feel of water and soft sand on bare feet.

on Titicaca

on Titicaca

a pair of towers – red rock,

white cumulus cloud

The clouds of the high altiplano of Peru are magnificent, huge, ever changing. We spent the afternoon on an isolated beach at Lake Titicaca. The half-moon of sand curved below cliffs of red rock. At one end towered this castle and at one point I glanced up to see a cumulus cloud mimicking the castle. The castle made of rocks will stand unmoving for many years, overlooking the lake, while the cloud made of water vapor will quickly move on, crossing the wide expanse of water.