Will You Marry Me?

I was at Blowing Rocks one afternoon, and happened to see this guy get down on one knee.  Yes, he was proposing, and I captured the whole thing. 

She said yes!  Really amazing timing, I love these photos.  I was happy to give them these pictures of their special moment.

A Picture Says 1,000 Words

Blowing Rocks Preserve, Jupiter, FL

A fun morning spent at Blowing Rocks Perserve, Jupiter.  Blowing Rocks (aptly named), is a part of the Florida coast that is flanked with limestone. When it is high tide, the waves come crashing up and "blow".

Hurricane Irene had just passed by the Florida coast earlier in the week, and was making it's way east.  So the waters were a little more rough than usual, and the blowing was higher than I had seen in the past.

  The sound of these waves crashing was like thunder!

I have never left Blowing Rocks without getting soaked, and today was no exception.  I was looking the other way when a big wave crashed up and knocked me down.  I was completely underwater for a few seconds, and I'll admit, it scared me.  For a second, I felt the power of the wave and the strength it had.  Then it was gone, and I was wiping the saltwater from my eyes - and my camera. 

I was drenched but fine, as was my camera.  The waves were beautiful crashing up against those rocks, it was definitely worth the trip. 

Blowing Rocks Preserve, Jupiter FL

It was a nice day so I drove up to Blowing Rocks.  Blowing Rocks is in Jupiter, and it's rocky limestone shoreline is the largest on the Atlantic coast.

Ideally, you are supposed to go at high tide or when the seas are rough, but I decided to check it out anyway.  It was a beautiful sunny day, I was just looking for somewhere to go with my camera.

 This is what I experienced several hours before high tide, and calm seas. It was a beautiful sunny day and there was no one at this beach.  Despite the crashing of the waves, it was quite peaceful. 

Of course I had to walk on the limestone and get as close as possible, and I paid for it.  This is the last thing I saw before I was completely drenched with water full of sand.

During extreme high tides and after winter storms, seas break against the rocks and force plumes of saltwater up to 50 feet skyward, an impressive site for which the site was named.

 After seeing this on a quiet day, I am anxious to go back when the seas are rough.