A Day at the Beach

Well, not quite the swimsuit-umbrella-sunscreen kinda day, but after the cold spell we’ve had these last 6 weeks, when the temps shot up to 70’ today many folks decided to hit the beach and boardwalk. Me, included. There was a strong wind, but the sky was clear and the sun bright, and no one seemed to care. I lost my hat a few times, but always managed to chase and retrieve it before it got too far.

There were families out with kids in strollers, people with their dogs, and people like me just trying to get a few delicious rays of sun and take in the ocean air.

Three black birds (I’m not sure what they were – if you know leave a note in comments) followed me for the first half hour, and then just disappeared. (I was beginning to feel like Tippi Hedren) The gulls were everywhere and screeching their delight that Thrashers was open and selling their addictive beach fries.

There were kite flyers, dads taking pictures of baby’s first beach experience, elderly couples holding hands and walking slowly down the boardwalk with smiles and a cheerful “hello” for everyone they encountered, and folks like me just grateful to get out of the house and into the sun for an hour or two.

The pictures are the fences used to protect the dunes, and one of the black birds.