This is a rumination on one of my favorite pastimes…observing the colors of water. When viewing the sea, a lake, or a small pond, I’m almost immediately transported to a blissful and joyful state. I am fascinated by the minute by minute changing kaleidoscope of hues, a color story evolving in front of our eyes. The colors of water may be in shades of beautiful blues and greens, becoming darker or lighter from the absorption of light from the moving sun or a darkening sky. The seagull and I sat on a rock watching an indigo sea dancing in front of copper toned cliffs near Mazzaro, Sicily.

A turtle resting on a rock meditates on the sacred beauty of a lotus flower floating on an emerald colored pond. A leopard napping above, occasionally wakes up to see his image in the shimmering green water below. A pond on the gorgeous property of the Padma Resort Legian in Bali.

A sparkling sea in varying blue hues near Dubrovnik, Croatia.

A liquid Monetesque portrait of a fresh water pond in Kapoho, Big Island, Hawaii. This area has been totally destroyed by the latest eruption of the Kilauea volcano.

A setting sun adds its artistic touches to the blue mist sea. Sunset at Kailua Kona.

A sunset blue green sea at Napili-Honokowai, Maui.

The “Pura Luhur Temple” in Uluwatu, Bali stands watch over the cerulean blue waves far below.

I love  the variations of sea color surrounding the island of Hvar in Croatia.

I was enthralled with the moving patterns of the water in front of me.

The incredibly beautiful bay of “Cala Figuera” on Mallorca. While riding my bike to “Cap de Formentor” I stopped to take this photo of the wonderful turquoise and cobalt colored bay below.

A canal in Suzhou, China, turned a dark navy blue as the sun faded away.

The colors of the sea change dramtically as you walk on the “Cliff Walk” paths on the Island of Guernsey.

A green swimming pool reflection.

Reflections of Chihuly glass sculptures add colorful wonder to a lily pond at the Denver Botanical Garden.

A Suzhou canal gives us yellow ochre shades in the late afternoon. Suzhou has been called the “Venice of The East.”

The sea gave us a show of changing and delicious shades as the sun set with a flourish in the western sky.

The dark blue sea lives with a liquid intensity. The boat dock at the La Fontelina Beach Club on Capri.

Shades of teal caress the cliffs far below the “Muir Beach Overlook.”

The “Capri Blue” swimming pool is almost hypnotic.

A turquoise cove beckons us to come closer in the “Portals Vells” area of Mallorca.A multi-hued wooden boat rocks gently on the shimmering azure sea in Kota Kinabalu on the island of Borneo.

Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.