summer solstice: the beach, part three...il mare!

these are the last of the summer solstice photos...
there was so much foam from the waves...
it was shaking like jell-o from all the wind.
i couldn't help but giggle at it like a kid!



really, the foam was everywhere.

same old, same old...cj and his graflex

blue skies...deep breath

ceej had good times playing in the ocean waves...

trying not to get too wet.

that water was coooooooold!

i love when the waves look like a sort of marshmallow meringue.

so very yummy indeed!

i can't wait until we go back to the beach.

hopefully next time it will be a few degrees warmer

so we can put on our swimmers,

read books all afternoon,

and go for dips.

summer solstice: the beach, part two

"he went to sea for a day

he wanted to know what to say

when he asked what he'd done

in the past to someone

that he'd love endlessly

now she's gone, and so is he..."

words by lisa hannigan. still in love with this song.

photos by ann marie. more to come.

summer solstice: the beach, part one

it took us 5 hours to get to the beach...

it usually takes us 2 and a half hours...

that's california traffic for you.

we were a bit put out by all the bumper to bumper

(you'd never have this problem in good ol' utah!)

but, in the end, it was worth it.

the water was amazing,

the breeze was cold

but life-giving.

more photos and commentary to come...

stay tuned!

photos by ann marie. south beach, inverness. summer solstice 2009.

Our Scottish Weekend

Saturday was absolutely fantastic. We went for a drive on Hwy 1 along the coast, just north of San Francisco. Everything about the drive was perfect. We had a misty rain and fog as we wound through some of the most beautiful country I've seen. I really felt like I was in Scotland or Ireland. We got to see the Zen Center famous for oh so many things. We walked around at Muir Beach. We ate the most delicious meal at the Pelican Inn. We drove through more green, misty hills. We stopped at a local dairy nestled back in the hills. It was more than I could have asked for. Ceej and I are in love with this area. Too bad it's too far of a commute for us to live there. Sigh.