Day Two Hundred Seventy Four 2013

“It’s hard for me to put into words why I like the beach so much. Everything about it is renewing for me, almost like therapy...Beach Therapy”    ~Amy Dykens

At the Donut Hole for breakfast [I did not buy a donut~I haven’t even had one Krispy Kreme since we’ve been here]

Kelly and Coffee

This is a good idea

Neil’s great big breakfast

Knox's great big pancake

Beautiful day on the beach~waves were fierce

Knox having fun by the sea

He has more fun when mommy plays with him

Knox and his daddy chasing sandpipers

Crash boom splat

Happy Feet~Bird Edition

Good sleeping weather

We enjoyed the shrimp so much last night that we cooked it again tonight for supper.

The leftover chili made for a yummy rerun.

Dragonfly on the screen~don’t know what he wanted but he wouldn’t go away.

Pale but pretty sunset ~ Life is good at the beach even if you can't remember what day it is [especially if you can't remember what day it is ~ Neil kept asking]. Happy October, everyone! My favorite month of the year.

Day Two Hundred Seventy Three 2013

“This is my carefree, this is my freedom–this is MY HAPPY.”
― Coco J. Ginger

Monday at the beach

Rained this morning

Kelly and I treated ourselves to a pedicure ~ my very first. It was wonderful. Happy Nails, indeed!

The sky cleared, a nice cool breeze blew, so we headed to the sand and waves and read and ate and snoozed. Someone was flying this neat kite ~ looked like a pelican.

Eastern sky

Home away from home

Happy feet!

Yellow flag has been blowing each day ~ the waves weren’t as fierce today, though.

Kerry and Knox hittin the beach this afternoon after a nap

Neil and Knox playing in the sand ~ Neil kept trying to build a sand castle ~

~ and Knox kept [gleefully] tearing them down

Smokin! Kelly noticed that this cloud formation made the buildings look like they were on fire

Happy toddler toes in the sand

Knox was running in and out of the water ~ the sand under the water is very uneven in places and you can suddenly drop off into deeper water ~

~ which is what happened to Knox who fell in face first ~ getting a taste of salty sea water didn’t upset him at all

We had an unusual supper ~ Neil and Kerry bought some fresh shrimp ~ Neil shucked the shells and Kerry Googled a good way to boil it ~ and it was really good with the homemade cocktail sauce they bought and a slice of cheese ~ the meal was unusual because

we also enjoyed homemade chili which was yummy, too ~ can’t say that I’ve ever had these two dishes together but it was all good

We enjoyed another beautiful but subtle sunset and tucked this day into the memory books ~

Day Two Hundred Seventy Two 2013

“At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour, but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tide and follow the sun.”  ~Unknown

Maybe I should just say ‘see previous post’. I’m repeating myself, to be sure. That’s only because each day here is pretty much the same as the one before but in a good way. Lots of sunshine and blue sky, although clouds moved in this afternoon, so the sunset was not as spectacular as the past few days. The wind and waves are fierce at times. The breeze is coolish. We walk on the beach. We sit on the beach and read and gaze at the blue-green horizon and occasionally fall asleep or munch on strawberries or cantaloupe or grapes.  We went up to Kelly’s earlier in the day and watched Knox play with his new obsession ~ Thomas The Train. This evening, we shared pizzas with Kelly and Kerry and Knox at the Mellow Mushroom which is always yummy. Ventured into a beach-stuff store and then into a candy/ice cream shop. Big mistake if you’re trying to lose weight. I guess pizza doesn’t help, either, but oh well. Still slugging back Slim Fast for breakfast and lunch so there ya go ~ it all evens out. And it’s all good.