Getting to the beach.....finally

It was such a beautiful day yesterday. It was cool but the clouds were big and fluffy and the sky was a deep clear blue. Ive been feeling rather out of sorts lately from all the rain, snow, hail and dreary weather. So when I saw the sun, and it stayed out, I thought I want to be outside. I didn't feel like working in the garden tho. It dawned on me that even tho I live down the street from the beach and  I see it all the time......I haven't been on it in over a year!

And so I got in my car and drove along the coast a bit looking for a new place to explore. I brought my camera hoping to find some interesting things to shoot since we have had so many storms. Its spring break too so there were lots of people out on the beach. I decided to stop at one of the parks where its usually insanely busy during tourist season. Since its off season I could park ez and wander. Seems everyone was busy on the beach tho..kids digging and building things with the rocks and can you see the hearts someone drew in the sand?

This was looking north towards home. I can never get enough of this, its just such raw beauty.

I was wandering along and enjoying the sound of the waves crashing and the smell of the sea, totally lost in it. I realized that this has been a wasted year because I can see this any time. I missed it so much. And then I felt drawn to look up and what I saw made me sick. .............Chemtrails. Poisoning of our air and waters by our own govt. Yes they are doing it. This makes people sick so the rich pharmas and ins. get to make money off us. It is not a contrail......they dissipate quickly. Chemtrails spread out and linger in the air for hrs. Often you see many of them criss crossing in the sky. Look it up, Im not kidding. This has to stop and the only way is for everyone to get angry and fight it.

I decided tho not to let those chemtrails ruin my day. So I wandered on the beach more....there's lots of stuff on it from the storms. This huge log, just laying in the sand. The good thing is lots of these make nice places to rest when your on a long walk.

There was lots of sea-foam stirred up too. I love it. Looks like someone emptied a bubble bath on the shore.

With the sun shining on it, it was so colorful. It sparkled like jewels on the sand when you got close to it.

Even this rock looked stunning surrounded by the foam. It had a bluish sparkly look to it.

Whole seaweeds washed up and dried out on the beach. Looked like strange creatures till you got close to it.

And this massive tree trunk from an ancient tree was sitting there too. I was amazed at the size of it. Imagine the power of the ocean to be able to move it and plop it down right there. This is one of the reasons they tell you around here not to turn your back on the ocean. Many logs and such get tossed on the beach and folks get hurt.

On the opposite side of weight are these cute lil sea-foam balls on the beach. When a breeze blows they skip across the sand like wild tumbleweeds.

And there's always all kinds of trees and driftwood too.

At one point I decided to park myself on a log and just enjoy the moment. It wasn't till I got up that I saw this on the back side of the log. ........lovers on the beach.....so classic.

And this was the log I sat on........look at that beautiful texture worn by the sea. I love it!

And finally spring is coming. Its late this yr. But the cliffs are starting to bloom.

And the sea grasses are returning too. Signs of spring sprouting up everywhere now.

And the kite people return...........this area is famous for its wind so there's kite festivals that happen and lots of kids having fun.

Some kites are so beautiful too. That red one up there looks like a big dragonfly.

And my lil buddies were around too. I just love the sound of the seagulls. To me when I hear them I feel like Im home. Ive always loved the beach wherever I roamed in the world.

And this is looking up the river from the ocean. This is the shortest river in the USA. It comes from a lake on the other side of that bridge.

My lil buddies were enjoying that river. It was moving pretty fast too.

And here's where it comes out ........right into the ocean. I didn't have to walk at all, just turn from the entrance to the end lol Its that short . :)

On the walk back to my car, someone was making a fire on the beach. I asked him if he was going to cook cuz he seemed so serious about making it. He laughed. 

And more of my lil buddies, they were sleeping on the pavement, sucking up the heat. When I drove by, none of them moved so I decided to stop and take a picture. Of course just at the moment some got up lol. But during the busy season they cant do this. ....too many people.

And these are the treasures I brought back from my walk this time. I collect heart shaped rocks and found the small one. Its barely a heart tho. So I asked Mother Nature to please find me a big one and she gifted me with the other. It is a big as my palm....and almost perfect. Mother is generous. :) And then a funky piece of driftwood Ill put in my garden. That last one is a weird looking rock. looks like layers of clay but it is a rock, I just dont know what kind. Im so glad I decided to go out and get the dust blown off me. I dont know why I waited so long.

Yesterday was a glorious beach day

It was a gorgeous day outside yesterday. We have had a few cooler days so this is a nice surprise. It was feeling like Fall and I thought the summer was over. So I decided to take the dog to the beach. Most of the tourists have gone home so there's not much traffic or people around now. I love it. 

Now I haven't been here in quite a few weeks and its changed a bit. First it was weird coming down the walkway. Its on a hill and there was a weird optical illusion. There was the ocean but a layer of clouds on it which made it look like another ocean or waves far off and then blue sky. It wasn't till I got on the beach that it looked normal again. But there's an ocean and now an inland sea.

If you look close you will see ocean, sand and more ocean. It made a large area into a small sea. I had to walk all around it or past it to get to the ocean. 

 As you can see its quite large and all this changed the sand. There just didn't seem to be an area that was solid. And so with or without sandals it was hard to walk on no matter where I tried. 

There's my pooch. I let her off the leash when no one is around. She loves to run. But she hasn't been here in a long time and wasn't listening as well. We are going to have to get back to do this more now. But this walk really tired us both out. I kept going but I noticed her drooling alot. She was beginning to tire before me. I went a bit farther but then thought.......I know I'm going to tire ez today too so we should turn around. We walked to the end of the inland sea a bit then came back.

 It was just so gorgeous tho and I wished I had brought a chair with me. I have these lightweight sling chairs that have a carry strap. I think I might put one in my car so I can really enjoy nice days like this. But it was so nice to not be freezing. Ive been on this very beach in August and almost froze to death. And here today it was even nicer than CA. beaches!  Today its almost Paradise. I love it here!!!

And when I got home,  the most amazing thing happened. I didn't even think we had hummingbirds here, Ive never seen one.....till today. But I was watering the garden........and I use a spray head that gives them a shower so I dont hurt the seedings. A tiny hummer came to drink from it!!!!


I mean he was at the end and worked his way up to me trying to find a way to get a drink. He tried to land on the spray even and got so close to the sprayer, he was literally 2in. from my fingers. I told the lil guy go ahead Ill hold still while you drink. But he flew away.........then came right back and did the same thing. He kept looking at me and I said Ill stay still till your done go for it. He wasn't scared or anything. Blew my mind! I love the critters here...they aren't afraid of me.....or maybe its just that Im happy and they see it and aren't afraid. I dont know. But Im loving this!

Day at the beach 2/21/10

 

 Yes these are my toes in the sand! First time in way too many yrs. I loved it.

I went out last week to the beach finally. Its only down the street but its been rainy and nasty most of the time since I moved here. Last week we actually had a week of sunshine so I wandered down there. And so with everyone getting such cold snowy weather, I thought beach pictures might warm you up. No Im not rubbing it in.....its cold and rainy where I am most of the time. But I thought Id give you something to look forward to. :)

I found a parking spot , which will be unheard of come summer and wandered down the walk by the Casino right to the beach. It was a glorious sunny day.  

People were out with their kids and some were flying kites. Lots rolled up their pants and took off their shoes. I took mine off once I crossed the rocks there. I have not had my toes in sand in so many yrs, I cant even remember when I did it last. I lived 25yrs in Ca. and can count on one hand how often I was able to get to the beach. It was a good 2hrs away. 

I slipped off my shoes.........and felt the sun on my face. Buttoned up my jacket cuz it was a cool breeze but otherwise I was perfectly comfy. 

A few yrs ago when Kurt and I came up for vacation.....we walked this very beach for all of 10min. It was summer and yet it was so windy and cold we were frozen and didn't stay long. That's how it is up here. So you have to go for it when you can. And boy did I!!!

Took lots of pics and then my camera jammed up. Don't know why, I thought the battery was dead. So I wandered back to my car, shook the sand out of my shoes, wiped my sandy feet on the grass and put them back on. I decided to head out to some shops to see if I could find some potting soil, planters and plants. The rest of the day I could feel the sand in my toes and it made me smile. It was like wearing sexy undies only nobody knew it lol. It was my lil secret as I shopped.