This week, Jen H. asks us to show what being alone means to us. Nothing is more soothing to me than a walk on the beach. In the image above, a lone pelican appears to be relaxing and enjoying the view of the islands in the Pacific Ocean just off shore at Ixtapa, Mexico. For more details on the photo challenge this week, click here.

Sea lions enjoy their moments of solitude as well. This bull oversees the Cove at La Jolla, California enjoying the relief from the sun on an overcast day.

Just down the shoreline from the sea lion at La Jolla Cove, a lone man enjoys the solitude while seated on a bench watching the ocean waves roll in.

John Steiner