I love being by water whether the sea, a stream or lake, experiencing the ever-changing colors, sounds, and magic. I can sit for hours just gazing at watery worlds. The photo above captures a gorgeous sunset and shimmering wet sand on Legian Beach in Bali.

Fascinating colors of the water at Mazzaro Beach in Sicily. Marla floats languidly in the warm sea.

A mesmerizing sunset on Anaeho’omalu Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Mahouts wash their elephants in Northern Thailand.

The wonderful azure sea at Bophut on Ko Samui, Thailand.

Marla takes a sunset stroll on wet sand in Canggu, Bali.

I stopped by this tiny waterfall and ancient stone bridge near Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert.

Lauren is working hard on the beach in Mauna Lani on the Big Island. Love how the colors of the ocean change.

The sea looks almost like an impressionistic painting in Petitenget Beach, Bali.

I can almost feel the soothing cool water and soft sand at ”A Beach” on the Big Island. This trio looks very happy as well.

Logan peers down at the indoor tide pool at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

I was fortunate to capture the colorful reflections of the Red Bridge on Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi.

A colorful ferry on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.

The beautiful blue green water of the pool at the Anantara hotel in Bophut on Ko Samui and the azure sea are a double wow!

The morning hue of the sea by a beach in Maui.

A watery artistic study of blue on blue at a condominium near Mazzaro, Sicily.

Marla savors a sunset and the color changes of the ocean in Kailua Kona, Big Island.

Lights dance on the water at Lake Lugano.

Flooded rice fields near Kepitu Village in Bali.

A kaleidoscopic sunset and the vibrant reflection on the sea in Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia’s Sabah state in northern Borneo.

A lone morning rower on the Arno River in Florence.

An almost surreal sunset and sea in tones of gray at Tubkaek Beach in Krabi, Thailand.

A fabulous colored bay seen from the ”La Coupee” on the Island of Sark in the Channel Islands.

Murky water on a Klong off the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.

A lotus filled pond at a cafe on the Campuhan Ridge trail near Ubud, Bali.

We all ”hope” for smooth sailing on the sea of life. We will weather the occasional rough swells and keep focused on the important things in life with a loving heart.

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