Happy Seaside St Patricks Day...

 "hark now hear the sailors cry, 
smell the sea and feel the sky,

let your soul and spirit fly 
as we sail into the mystic"

- Van Morrison

One of our favourite island nations - Ireland! We have such an affinity with our celtic brothers and sisters across the water, it would be rude not to give a tip of the cap and a flick of the mermaid tail to their special celebration of all things Irish, St Patricks Day!  Here's a seaside song from one of Ireland's famous musical sons...

...and check out these gorgeous designs via the beautiful, contemporary knitwear label Fisherman Out Of Ireland.

Heart On Sleeve + Young At Heart = Coast Style

We've just discovered British-based, ethical, ocean-loving label Rapanui! Aside from making super cute and cool clothes for women and men, they're also among the biggest supporters of The Marine Conservation Society.  Also, the Save Our Seas top shown above is made using bamboo, in a Fair Wear Foundation Audited factory.  They really do wear their heart on their sleeve! Find out more at www.rapanuiclothing.com.  Also, I've just ordered a pair of spring/summer junior wellies for marching along the coastal path on rainy days - in fabulous, fisherman yellow!  Even better, the sizes in the junior range go up to 4, 5 and beyond, so they're ideal for some adults - at less than £30!   

SOS T-Shirt + Denims + Yellow Wellies 

= Springtime Seaside Style!

We Are Connected To The Sea, You & Me

 Image via Pinterest

"With every drop of water you drink, with every breath you take, you are connected to the sea - no matter where on earth you live. The ocean provides home for about 97% of life in the world, maybe in the universe. No water, no life.  No blue, no green. Yet we have this idea we humans, that the Earth, all of it; the oceans, the skies, are so vast, so resilient, that it doesn't matter what we do to it.  That may have been true 10,000 years ago and maybe even a 1000 years ago.  In the last 100, especially the last 50 years, we have drawn down the assets, the air the water, the wildlife, that make our lives possible."

"I wish you would use all means at your disposal — films! expeditions! the web! more! — to ignite public support for a global network of marine protected areas, hope spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet."

- Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer

Find out more via Mission Blue - The Sylvia Earle Alliance

Take me to...

 

via Pinterest

Sea Of Souls, Sea of Love...

Anam Cara / Soul Friend - Some people come into our lives for a time, then move on with the changing seasons. Others seem to pass us by; ships in the night, just a glint in the darkness of what might have been. There are those who are always with us, providing the steady comfort of a star to steer by. Then, there are the ones reminiscent of a boat caught in the ebb and flow of ocean tides. They may appear to be far beyond our reach but when we least expect it, we find that all along, they have been anchored to our soul.

Pinteresting - Surf Style...

 Images via Pinterest

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It's certainly one way to dream away a Friday afternoon.

Happy Weekend.... :)

Love The Ocean...

 

“it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart.
It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.”

– Judy Garland

Happy Valentines Day x

Image via Sarah Blank Studios