Tuesday, September 16, 2008

more september


(i have a hard time with this editor, because it's hard to move photos around. i don't know how to make it easier, but otherwise, blogger works for me--that's why i am not just continuing in one post.)

we bade farewell to some lovely friends with a last romp on the beach. it was a fabulously beautiful day, a touch bittersweet because the friends are moving pretty far away from us, and the ocean. but we didn't let it get us down.

we explored a new beach near the yaquina bay lighthouse, and there were fun dunes to slide down. it was so warm and sunny and so unlike both of our other trips to the coast this summer.

gus was intent on building a sand castle, and managed to get close enough to the break for it to happen this time. i don't have a good photo of that but, i assure you the fun they had cannot be captured. we all brought gobs of extra warm clothes, and then decided mom was truly crazy for thinking that (no matter that the last two times we went to the coast we froze our tukuses off.)

eleanor filled her whole skirt with sand, and asked me to carry it home for her. ha! we didn't manage that, but gus seemed to somehow get enough sand in his bed somehow that it seemed like nearly as much as ella wanted to bring home. a day playing on the beach was just the ticket, as it always is for getting us worn out, happy and better able to manage the little things that drive us crazy on other days.

oh btw, i dropped my camera, lens down, into this lovely soft white sand. so far, it's okay but it is making some funny noises, perhaps saying 'i have sand in my eye!'

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Mmmm, a beach trip. Always a refreshing experience, I find. We've got more warm beach days ahead, including some time there later this month. While I'm looking forward to it, I certainly envy your cool, crisp autumn air. Love to you and the fam.

j

Kathy P. said...

What wonderful September photos of my handsome nephew and nieces. But, oh my...They are growing up so fast! Sending Septmeber love from the Midwest your way ~ Aunt Kathy

hi, i'm kat. said...

hello! thanks for the amtrack info., i did know and may consider that an option soon! thanks again for friday, is eleanor's hand ok?? i see you have betz white's felted acorns bookmarked, i want to make some of those too!!! let's have a craft day...where can we get the roving here?