2014-08-11 - Monday - Early morning walk

Monday morning I went out at 6:30 am for a walk on the beach.  This is our second year at Rehoboth Beach and the first time I have set foot on the sand.  I walked down by the waters edge for about 1/2 a mile and was disappointed to find no shells or wildlife of any kind.  The only thing I saw were two dead sand fleas and some clam bubble holes.  Since I don't sit on the beach and get a tan I don't see any reason to go back down there.

I guess I am spoiled by the beach on the Jersey shore.  It's teeming with life everywhere you look. Ghost crabs, sand fleas, blue crabs, hermit crabs, horseshoe crabs, and small fry. There are places on that beach where you can actually stand ankle deep in baby clams --no sand, just clams. As the tide goes out, the bounty of shells, seaweed, live mussels, and jellyfish is everywhere.  From large bay clam to razor clam shells, scallop shells, snail shells, conch shells, and all manor of crab shells are everywhere.

[sigh]

Not here.

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June 25 - Weather

Monday the weather threatened several times late in the day and into the evening.  It held off while we went to the boardwalk, but came back with a vengeance at about midnight.  Nothing like a storm at the shore.

Clouds are building dramatically.

The boardwalk was surprisingly empty,
perhaps because of the threatening weather.

Karen with her buddy, the Shriver's Salt Water Taffy guy.

                                       The storm hits.

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Tuesday - Rain at the shore

While no one wishes for rain on a beach vacation, once in a while it's nice to enjoy a rainy day.  It slows everything down --no one's getting ready to set up camp on the beach.  In fact, nobody has anywhere to be.  Everyone finds a quiet corner to curl up in and relax.  Like everything else, relaxation comes in shades, flavors, textures, or however your perceptions interpret them.  A rainy day on vacation has a different aesthetic.  It's a more grey, soft, and womb-like feeling.  It's vacation; there's nowhere to be, no appointments, no schedules, just rain and quiet.  A wonderful time to read a book or just take a nap.

Rainy old pier.

Good food and good company.

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Monday - Kicked Back

Forget those Corona commercials, this is the way to kick back on vacation.

View of the table.

View off the porch.

Looking in the other direction.

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Sunday - Down the Shore

We arrived at the NJ shore on Sunday, July 17.  It was the start of our annual family summer vacation and is always a good time.

There was a dramatic moon rising above the waves with clouds drifting by above and below it so I took lots of pictures.

You can see more of the pictures here.


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