Out and About continued

Reflections in the window, some car, wonder who owns it, as Emma is wondering why she cannot get out and run the beach. A little more rain at Harris Beach, a lot more people and the change is amazing.

Here are two youngsters with boards playing in a tide pool. They were having such a good time.

The beach has changed so much since they put the new ramps in. It is more like a small cove.

The tide had gone out and we could have walked down the ramp onto the beach area and around the huge rocks to see what else was out there, but we had already walked the pathways at Lone Ranch so our get up and go had left us.

The huge rocks way off in the distance reminded me of old sailing ships. I am surprised they came out as clear as they did as the overcast was hovering like a gray spirit and it was much more calm here at Harris Beach.

The new cement walk way has three long tiers leading down to the beach. It is a big improvement although I miss the old table and bench which was where the big circle of cement is now. Maybe the city will replace the table and bench and add a couple of more as it is a lovely spot to just sit and contemplate the 'sea around us'. It was a resting spot and a lot more charming even though it was more of a struggle to make it down to the beach itself. Yes, it is improved and a much easier walk. I often find that changes really do improve our lives but sometimes at a great cost. That huge rock is the resting place for hundreds of sea gulls. They are waiting for someone to feed them, spoiled by folks who think the need to be fed but they really do not as they have an ocean filled with food that is best for them.



So today, there will be no beach walking for us. We have chores to get done early this morning. Pat is going to, or at least she thought of several chores she wanted to accomplish today, but last I M she was plotting a quick fix, or a lick and a promise, as we are going out to lunch. I'll be ready. I hope your day is going to be a lunch out day and you can stop and have a healthy hamburger . . . yes, they do have healthy ones, or fish and chips would be tasty and they are usually fried, so healthy they are not, but delicious they are. I'm thinking a bowl of hot clam chowder, not thin, not thick, filled with juicy clams . . . sounds good to me, but, first I had better put my coffee on and have some toast, do my chores and get ready for my new day. I hope your new day is every bit as nice as you are. Hugs to all.