Smell the Sea Air

                                                                                                                                                               

This is day two of our relaxing get-away to the beach.  This was taken at 6:30 a.m. and it was just the two of us, our coffee and cinnamon roll and sea spray.  It looks to be cold but it really was not, as neither of us had a jacket on.  There was some sort of a boat out at sea, maybe a fishing vessel but we couldn’t tell from the distant roar of the ocean.  The tide was low which made it perfect for collecting smooth rocks and small driftwood.  I enjoyed just spending time looking for certain shapes and colors to add to my flower bed at home. 

Later in the day we ended up at a fish restaurant to satisfy our appetites for seafood and chowder.

We have one more trip planned for this summer to do something similar. 

Our garden is finally starting to come to an end, but I do believe tomatoes just keep producing for as long as the weather is warm.  We have a friend that loves to come and help us out with chores and harvesting all the sunflower seeds, so I can salt and roast them. 

My chickens are slowing down a bit on their eggs but they are two years old and I really like having them around. 

A Much Needed Vacation

    

                      BEACH AT SAN SIMEON

We are happy to have escaped our responsibilities for a few days to this quiet lovely place along the California coast. 

We found ourselves out on the beach at 6:30 A.M. having our coffee and a freshly baked cinnamon roll we had picked up.  The beach was right behind our hotel so we could walk down and not worry about having make-up or hair  combed.   I found myself picking up shells and jade rocks in the little coves and exploring in the tide pools until I stepped in the wrong place and got squirted right in my eye.  I presumed it was a sea anemone, a flower looking thing, that squirts water .

Soon, I spotted a large friendly dog running towards me and when he got near, turned and ran the other direction.  My husband Paul, tried his luck at fishing, using squid as bait.  The seaweed was so thick he got all tangled up and it took him most of the time to get his line untangled. 

After a time we went back to our room and cleaned up to go shopping in the quaint seaside village of Cambria.  We found a outdoor restaurant  where we could sit and enjoy our  food and watch the whales spouting out at sea. 

We had a very restful time and it seemed like we were gone a lot longer than we were.  Sometimes these kind of trips are much more relaxing than big scheduled vacations.