WISH YOU WERE HERE ~ Picture Postcards From Florida ~ Part 2

On the beach, you can live in bliss. ~Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys

(and he would know)

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Beautiful day in the neighborhood 

Kelly and Kerry took a walk

Shelby claimed her spot in the shade of the umbrella

Knox wanted to build a sand castle here, but the sea continued to rush onto the shore, creating rivers and lakes and leaving our beach bags and towels soggy. Two or three times we had to rescue flip flops floating away like boats down the beach. High tide indeed.

Grandpa always agrees to help build a sand castle (which they had to relocate to the dry sand behind the chairs).

Elijah skimming the little river running behind the chairs

And Grandpa always gets abandoned to build the sand castle alone after grandson Knox loses interest and moves on to more exciting adventures. Nice job!

Lunch!

A sign in desperate need of commas. Don't even think about bringing your glass pets to the beach.

Fly

Sunday was another great day to be in the water ~ not as calm as the water on Saturday, though. The waves this day were fun to ride until an unpredictable giant rose up and smacked you upside the head, or in my case, completely washing over my head.

Boogie Boy Elijah

Sure did enjoy the blessings of this day.

Monday, July 24, 2017

Kimbroughs ~ Kelly, Kerry, and Knox

Moi and daughter Kelly ~ our tops make my eyes go all googly

A flock of pterodactyls pelicans

The sea was angry that day, my friend. Red flag. We didn't venture into the water what little time we actually had on the beach this morning before the rain came.

Neil and Elijah practiced some pitching and catching

Three and a half men ~ Kelly tried to get them to all hold hands together, but they wouldn't agree to that for some strange reason. 

Group shot ~ Kelly had only 3 seconds to run back into the picture before the shutter clicked

Group shot II ~ So she set the timer for a good 10 seconds for this one

It Came From Under The Sand In The Sea ~ a creepy crawly beach creature ~ looked like a crab to me but what do I know?

We took a picture of each other taking a picture of each other

Beach Dude Knox

Straight Outta Destin

Beach Peeps Shelby, Knox, and Elijah

Sis and Bro

When it rains on your beach parade ~ video games! And then you go shopping at the Commons

Get a load of these vacationers ~ 30+ flags ~ someone wants everyone to know where they stand on everything from sports teams to branches of the military to America in general. I love a Patriot. LSU, not so much. Don't tread of me, y'all.

Neil, Kelly, and Shelby headed back down to the shore late this afternoon after we got back from the shops. Sun was out. But the sea was still angry, my friend.

I love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within - in front of the sea.  ~Rafael Nadal