Weekly Photo Challenge: Indulge

Severn River Sailing, Watercolor, 7.5" x 21"

Since our hobby is sailing, here is a picture of many people indulging in sailing (but not us!  I was on the shore taking the reference photo.)   However, we often get out in our sailboat, the Cay of Sea.  My husband’s last job was stressful, so an overnight getaway was important.  I would often pick him up on Friday after lunch and we would head to the Maryland shore of the Chesapeake Bay, our destination determined by which way the wind was blowing.  When he retired, we moved to a rental house at the marina where our boat has been kept.  We no longer have an hour’s drive before indulging in sailing, just a walk on the pier outside the back door!  Our boat is currently out of the water for the winter, but we are looking forward to many trips on the Chesapeake this summer.

My husband will be writing about our sailing adventures; if you’d like to follow along, please visit his blog:  http://middlebaysailing.wordpress.com/


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27 responses to “Weekly Photo Challenge: Indulge”

  1. Gilly Gee Avatar

    Oh you are so talented! This is beautiful, peaceful and understated, a feast for the eye!

  2. Ruth Bailey Avatar

    Gilly, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. Much as I enjoy the process of painting, having an audience who appreciates what I have done is also a thrill.

  3. cobbies69 Avatar
    cobbies69

    I do love your work, and how the themes can be adopted…;)

    1. Ruth Bailey Avatar

      Thanks, Gerry. Glad you stopped by. I saw this week’s theme and my first thought was that I didn’t have any pictures of chocolate!

    1. Ruth Bailey Avatar

      Thanks for stopping by.

  4. Northern Narratives Avatar
    Northern Narratives

    I love your painting.

    1. Ruth Bailey Avatar

      Thanks, I liked your post about knitting, too!

  5. Iñigo Avatar

    nice painnting!

  6. thepurpledogpaintingblog Avatar

    Beautiful painting! I love sailing too.

    1. Ruth Bailey Avatar

      Where do you sail? From looking at your blog, it seems that you are in South Dakota.

      1. thepurpledogpaintingblog Avatar

        I haven’t sailed in years but I used to teach it as a camp counselor many moons ago up in Georgian Bay. Right now I’m in Illinois by the Mississippi, we visited SD this September. I’m just getting around to painting what I meant to paint there!

  7. scottrandall Avatar

    Hi Ruth,
    I lived in that area for several years and still get back there fairly often – so I know how nice it is to sail in that area – happy indulging!!

    1. Ruth Bailey Avatar

      Annapolis, Maryland, “Sailing Capital of the World!” Actually, we prefer to sail in areas that don’t have the volume of traffic found so often here. The waters are often so crowded that constant vigilance is needed. And my husband has sometimes indulged in a nap at the tiller, but not here!

  8. Madhu Avatar

    How lovely! And what an indulgence 🙂

  9. lifebydmagdalene Avatar

    I love your work! There’s a softness in them and the colors are really beautiful! Thanks for sharing, i adore them!!!

    @))–>>—–

    1. Ruth Bailey Avatar

      And I appreciate you coming around to my site to enjoy them! Thank you, too, for the link.

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  11. nelson RN Avatar
    nelson RN

    Sailing… a very cool indulgence!

  12. nantuckettiechic Avatar

    Thanks for another non-caloric indulgence. The neckties are fun to work with, there seems to be an endless supply of them. Love your sailboats, must be tricky to catch something in motion.

  13. ShimonZ Avatar

    It is a great pleasure to contemplate this painting. It brings many thoughts to mind, and its very pleasing visually too. How nice for both you and your husband, that you are able to live near to the place that holds the greatest meaning and pleasure for you. I took a look at your husband’s blog, but wasn’t so attracted to read of the work involved in maintaining your vessel. I know that that is part of the life, but I have to deal with upkeep too, and I’m not that anxious to read about such things. Still, I do appreciate your friendship, and your common love for the sea and for sailing, and wish you both much adventure and pleasures on both sea and land.

  14. jakesprinter Avatar
    jakesprinter

    Very Creative Ruth you are so talented 🙂

    1. Ruth Bailey Avatar

      Thanks for stopping by. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

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