Day Two Hundred Seventy Six 2013

WAVE!

Red flag day at the beach ~ tropical storm and/or hurricane coming at us

The waves have been hard and fast, huge and relentless all day
  
The ocean is in turmoil and fascinating to watch ~ I took way too many pictures of the crashing waves today but I couldn’t help it

Things were calmer at the pool where Knox loves to hang out

Knox discovered the joy of the pool noodle ~ he had a great time floating around

We sat on the beach all afternoon and read and watched the crazy waves





I’m amazed these little stick-legged shore birds didn’t get washed out to sea




It was very warm today and we did enjoy plenty of blue sky but fierce wind ~ this is the only sunset picture I managed to take after the sky had already turned dark so it’s a bit blurry

We walked down to the Back Porch this evening and had dessert ~ Key Lime Pie for me and Kelly, cheesecake for Neil, and Kerry got this huge piece of orange cake with white chocolate frosting ~ tasted like sunshine on a plate ~ yum! The Kimbroughs climbed up in the big Adirondack chair outside the restaurant and posed for a family snapshot.

Neil and I got in the big chair, too [thanks for the picture, Kelly!]
My sweet niece Julia Foy is Sweet Sixteen today! We got to Face Time with her and wish her a long distance Happy Birthday which was great fun. Happy 16th, Julia!! We love you!!

Day Two Hundred Seventy Five 2013

“…I want to run the beach's length, because it never ends.”
~Deborah Ager

Sunshine was rare today. There is a developing tropical storm headed this way in the next day or two.

Blue and gray. Mostly gray today with rain. First day here that we didn’t sit on the beach at all.

We lazed around the pool instead and watched Knox splash.

Zero feet deep is perfect for him although he was fearless and waded out into the two and three feet part of the pool.

I think we found Nemo



He had more fun at the pool this morning than pint sized human beings should be allowed to have

This afternoon we spotted some dolphins feeding in the choppy waves ~ one of these days I’m going to see one jump up out of the water ~ Neil saw one the other day ~ I’m so jealous


We walked to a place on the beach called the Back Porch for supper [thanks for the pic, Kelly]

Neil was leaning out the window, watching the sun go down

The food here is most excellent


While we were eating we finally got to see some sunlight [thanks for the pic, Kelly]

We weren’t going to have dessert, but the server said they had Key Lime Pie and cheesecake ~ the Key Lime Pie was homemade but not the cheesecake, so Kelly and I decided to try their Key Lime Pie. The server also brought us a complimentary piece of cheesecake which was really nice. We all sampled the two, but the Key Lime Pie was the best ~ it tasted like Mom’s Lemon Ice Box Pie only made with key limes ~ heaven on a plate.

The sunset turned into something truly awesome after this gray rainy day [thanks again for the pic, Kelly~nice shot!] The stars are out tonight and there’s not much wind, but the waves are crazy fierce. Neil has been out there on the beach flying his night flyer RC plane. Tonight he came back in and said he couldn't get it to start ~ it landed in the water the other night and got some salt water in it which is not so good. Wonderful Wednesday at the beach even if you can't fly~

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.