Lazing in the water on a Sunday afternoon
I just can’t describe the colour of the water at Leeward on Sunday………the photo will give you an idea of just how the turquoise mixes into the dark blue at the reef line. Leeward beach is a special place as usually the beach is pretty much deserted and that’s how it was yesterday. I must say that there are two beaches Leeward and Malcolm Roads where the colours are always vivid and spectacular for ideal picture taking.
Railroad Vines were flowering and creeping along the sand and sand dunes
The Railroad Vine or Beach Morning Glory flowers here in the summer time. It was used for medicinal purposes in days gone by. The sap of the vine and leaves can be used for jellyfish stings and the root and leaves when made into a tea can be used as a diuretic effective in treating kidney and bladder disorders as well as gout and rheumatism.
The Railroad Vine trails along the beaches at Leeward and can grow to lengths of 10 meters (30 feet or so)