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Beach Day!
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Took a much needed day away from as much as possible. Burned off for a local beach along the Gulf of Mexico with my two tweenagers. Not much surf to speak of today but i don't surf anymore, so not that much of a deal. Found a nice flat spot, we brought out boogie boards, a wood skimboard and a Zap board and just goofed off in less than 2" of water almost all day. Didn't go out much past the knees/mid thigh though. Calmer days like today the sharks come closer to shore and we are multiple miles from city proper here. Built sand castles, dug holes, watched minnows in the foreshore, saw redfish swimming in the breakers, cleaned up some flotsam, ate a picnic lunch under a sun shade ..
All around just a great day and I'm thankful for it.
Sunrise on the beach is my favorite.
The sun rising out of the Gulf. The wind stilled and the waves calm. The terns and other shore birds looking for mussels, and minnows. The smell of the sea interacting with the land. If you go dar enough south, there is still a place left that is truly dark, where you can see the Milky Way galaxy. I go out there occasionally when i want to feel small and wonder at my place amongst it all.
Back when i was younger i used to live on the beach, when rents were affordable for a college age kid with no degrees. Id make a ten min walk to the shore, and just walk. Sometimes id collect shells. Sometimes id find some really cool driftwood/driftrope to add to my collection. Sometimes id collect trash. Sometimes id drink my coffee and just wiggle my toes in the sand.
Ill never go far from the ocean, wherever i end up. Its a big part of my life.