Happy Mother’s Day!
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Pattern
~Patterns in the Sand~ ~ Making Patterns in the Sand ~ This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge theme is Pattern. ~~~
View ArticleSand and Spokes: May is National Bike Month!
Why not ride a bicycle to the beach during National Bike Month? Bicycle riding is fun & healthy, and the parking is free! ~~~ Helpful links: Kids and Bicycle Safety 10 Smart Rules to Bike Safety...
View ArticleTravel Theme: Pathways
As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we...
View ArticleHonoring Memorial Day USA
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” ~ Maya Angelou The Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site overlooks the mouth of Yaquina Bay and its entrance into the...
View ArticleAn Early Morning Walk
Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere. Walk peacefully. Walk happily. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Walking Meditation ~~~
View ArticleHappy Father’s Day!
“A grandchild is God’s reward for raising a child.” ~ Bill Cosby ~~~ Happy Father’s Day wishes to each and every Daddy!
View ArticleIt’s the First Day of Summer ~ Playtime!
“It is a happy talent to know how to play.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~ This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge topic is “The World Through Your Eyes.”
View ArticleA Gift from the Sea
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea. ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift From...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, USA!
~And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! America the Beautiful – Words by Katharine Lee Bates Statue of Liberty trivia: “At the time of its dedication in 1886, President Grover...
View ArticleWeekend Wondering
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they...
View ArticleGot Driftwood?
Can you believe what you can do with a wall mirror, some driftwood, and a hot glue gun? Alaina and I found this drift wood artwork in a hotel elevator lobby along Alabama’s beautiful Gulf Coast. It...
View ArticleSeashells and Glue Guns: A Weekend Project!
How cool is this? Our coastal friend Southern Sea Muse photographed this intriguing seashell framed mirror in an urgent care clinic in Daphne, Alabama. She was very kindly thinking of our fellow beach...
View ArticleAnd forget not…
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~Kahlil Gibran ~~~
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Good Morning!
This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge theme is “Good Morning!” ~~~
View ArticleSunday Sunshine
“But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.” ~Thomas Jefferson
View ArticleA Word A Week Photo Challenge – Favourite
♫ “When the dog bites, When the bee stings, When I’m feeling sad, ♬ I simply remember my favorite things, And then I don’t feel so bad.” ♪ ~~~ ♪ My Favorite Things, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ~Also...
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