8/1/09

A Day at the Beach, and other Musings...


Shared quesadillas always taste better...
my kids and the seagulls can agree on this much.

Spent a few hours at Kenwood beach, right around the corner from our house here in Cadillac.

It's been a gray, cold, and weird summer so far, beach time has been spotty. The water was cold and uninviting.

My favorite little 'cove'- shaded and practically enchanted.

As a kid, I would beg my mom to bring us to this exact beach. We seldom went, and it was often only after wearing her down. Now, I find myself being nearly as resistant to my own kids- there's always too much to do around the house, too many things to pack to go to the shore, too much hassle and sand and screeching noisy kids once you get there...
But what better way for a child to while away a summer's day?

Or an adult?

I got down on my belly to examine the sand and minutiae of the world under my feet...

Suddenly, even my own feet were interesting...


Sometimes you just have to slow down, look around yourself, take a deep breath....


...and build a lopsided sandcastle.

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posted by sarah jane @ 11:38 PM

3 Comments:

  • At August 3, 2009 11:06 AM , Blogger Shea said...

    Very cool photos! I like how the top couple are black and white, with a bit of color. I like the sand picture and the one of your feet too. Cute! I'm glad that you let the kids talk you into going and had a good day! :)  

  • At August 4, 2009 6:16 PM , Anonymous mOm said...

    you know, tweetie ..it's a wonder we even went those few times .. the way things were in those days

    mOm      

  • At August 23, 2009 10:02 PM , Blogger Angelina said...

    I find myself resistant to doing some of the things my kid wants to do and it really gave me perspective on my own parents, just as you're talking about here, and it was really strange to feel myself being in their shoes.

    Now I want to go to the beach. It's an hour away though. But we haven't been all summer. That's really a shame.      
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