Category: Life at the Shore

So nice on the beach this morning.  Bright sun and no wind. Even the ocean felt warm (removed my glove to rinse off a piece of sea glass).

The warm sun provided encouragement for my morning walk- but glad I layered up!  20 something degrees on the beach.

As usual after a winter storm, there were plenty of “beach treasures” on the sand: conch shells, sea glass, driftwood…and a decent looking deck chair 😉

Heavy rain yesterday, and bright sunshine today.  The strong winds have churned up the bay- causing some minor curbside flooding in the typical low lying areas (at high tide- will recede soon).

Bay water is even splashing over the bulkhead at the Stone Harbor public marina on 81st Street (the middle picture is the boat ramp into the bay).  Just another ordinary February day at the shore…

Too rainy for a beach walk…thankful for our vehicle beach permit!

Was able to checkout the completed beach fill project in Avalon – looks amazing. Even at high tide, there is a wide beach protecting our north end (8th Street south to 27th Street).

I posted pictures on my Twitter account (see right hand column).

Spent the long weekend in the mountains of North Carolina visiting family.  Like here, there were 2 snow storms. Plus, real hills for sledding!

Our 5 year old grandson enjoys making fun of my accent-  especially the word “wooder”.  He asked me several times how to say something in “my language”!  Ouch…

While sledding, my grandson and I crashed and tumbled in the snow.  He said later that he didn’t mean to crash into me- that he would never do that because “you are an old lady, and my friend”.  Ouch…ouch!

So, back to sea level…walking on the beach…and looking at the “wooder”  🙂

Rolling fog…brisk winds…a glimmer of sunshine…and then more fog.

On the island, the temperatures did not meet the balmy 60 degree mark enjoyed “off shore”.  Today reminds me of our typical spring weather – a winter coat needed to walk along the beach, and only a light wind breaker to run out to the Acme 🙂

Snow earlier (enough to coat the ground and hide the icy patches as I walked!), then steady rain (not enough to rinse the salt off my car), a few breaks of sunshine, and now clouds.  The temperatures are improving finally, too.