"The Sea The Sea The sea" - Sharon Creech (and me, way too many times)

I'm in Maine with my family for our annual vacation by the sea. We've rented the same house and it's just...

Perfect?

The afternoon we arrived it was high tide and the wind coming off the water was freezing, but the kids insisted on their traditional jump in.


They were the only people on the entire beach who dared to be in the water. :-)

That night, my husband made us some fancy drinks to celebrate being able to all get together another year. One word: YUM.


Now that the kids are bigger, everyone has their own adult-sized lawn chair. With ten of us on the beach, it looks like quite a crew.


At low tide, we take long walks on the beach searching for treasures. Yesterday, I found a real beauty. Since I'm going to be seeing Cindy Lord soon, this was especially fitting. It is the first time I've ever found blue sea glass.


My sister and I thought the patterns in the sand looked like graceful trees. Isn't it pretty?


But one of our favorite things to do is watch the beach dogs stroll, skip, jump, and prance past our beach chairs all day.






My favorite was a tiny little dog with a pink bathing suit. But she moved so fast, I couldn't get a pic!

This morning we're up early, sitting on the porch with our coffee and books. I have some interview questions due tomorrow so I keep sneaking off to work on those. But mostly we are just resting. Relaxing. And breathing in that magical sea air.


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Monday Morning Warm-Up:

What memory comes up when you hear the words "salt water"?