Last weekend, while it was a bit rainy for most people in So Cal, I had no complaints. Yeah the surf wasn’t high, which was perfect for me! :-)
While most were hiding indoors I headed out. There weren’t that many people there, which is unheard of for Memorial Day weekend. It did warm up just a bit and I was able to dry off no problem.
The best part of my weekend was being there in the sand and relaxing after being in the water. The rest of the summer it is going to hard to find parking and weekdays are better to go out than weekends. I savored every minute of this last slow day at the beach.
As a child I used to wait forever (or so it seemed) for summer to come. Days of nothing to do and hours in the pool or ‘working hard’ on my tan, what could be better? When I got a bit older I used to take along a journal and write down poems in between napping and swimming. Sadly those journals are long gone; I have no idea where they are at or if they have been trashed. Not that it is a great loss to literary history; I can admit that some of it was really bad.
Even when it is cold and most people stay away from the beach I do down there to get away from everyone. One of the great things about living here, there is space if you really need it.
I know what I am doing this weekend and it never gets boring. In fact it has helped me remember what is really important to me. And like many others, it’s the ocean. How was your weekend? Mine, Fab …thanks.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
Starting over
I haven’t been able to take my board out in a while. I was able to get some time this last weekend. While the waves were not high it was a good time for me since I am a beginner and for me it was like starting all over again.
The sky was gray and it was not that warm. I had my spring suit on and if it was not for that I would not have gotten in the water. There was a tourist family, looked like they were from the Mid-west. Only they think 65 is hot.
I am not trying to say that I am a pro by any means. I just love this sport and anything that can keep me coming back and is such a good work out, is good for me. Since much of my time is spent taking care of others, I need alone time and this is it for me
Another family that was sitting close to me kept watching to see if I was going to bust out and do some cool moves. Sorry not this time, it was about getting back out there and keeping up my skills as a swimmer and paddling out. I know it’s not exciting. It does make me want to get out more and improve and be able to report some thing else already. One of the reasons for this blog, by the way.
So even though I have to start from scratch again, at least I am not giving up. I will be out next weekend again. :-)
The sky was gray and it was not that warm. I had my spring suit on and if it was not for that I would not have gotten in the water. There was a tourist family, looked like they were from the Mid-west. Only they think 65 is hot.
I am not trying to say that I am a pro by any means. I just love this sport and anything that can keep me coming back and is such a good work out, is good for me. Since much of my time is spent taking care of others, I need alone time and this is it for me
Another family that was sitting close to me kept watching to see if I was going to bust out and do some cool moves. Sorry not this time, it was about getting back out there and keeping up my skills as a swimmer and paddling out. I know it’s not exciting. It does make me want to get out more and improve and be able to report some thing else already. One of the reasons for this blog, by the way.
So even though I have to start from scratch again, at least I am not giving up. I will be out next weekend again. :-)
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Sand
There are a lot of people that don’t like sand. Since it can be coarse and it gets everywhere. If you spend time at the beach you have to deal with it. You might spend some time drying off by the car and whip the sand off your feet before getting into the car.
There always seems to be a bit left over in my wetsuit that has to be rinsed off. Then there is just time sleeping in the sand. Really you are on a towel over the sand. The nice thing about is that you can move it around and make it more comfortable for yourself.
I have spent many hours looking at the sand on my stomach while I have been drying off. Usually there are some sticks of driftwood that I use to drawn and write in the sand. I like to pick up the sand and let it fall through my fingers and do that over and over. I like the feel of the cooler sand, when the weather is cold. In the summer I don’t spend that much time playing with it. When I was younger and dug in the wet sand in the shoreline . I haven’t done that in years.
The sand can be like a warm bed to lay in when you are reading and relaxing at the beach. I have never been afraid of a bit of sand between my toes. I do get rid of it when I am getting back in the car, but other than that it does not really bother me.
In my weekly ritual the sand and the time I get to relax after being in the water is part of the pleasure of going to the beach. I like to read and think and relax before going home. I look at the miles of beach and look up towards Long Beach and down towards Laguna.
The sand is soft and makes a comfy bed for a few hours. I still like going home and climbing into my bed, but for relaxing sand can be just fine.
There always seems to be a bit left over in my wetsuit that has to be rinsed off. Then there is just time sleeping in the sand. Really you are on a towel over the sand. The nice thing about is that you can move it around and make it more comfortable for yourself.
I have spent many hours looking at the sand on my stomach while I have been drying off. Usually there are some sticks of driftwood that I use to drawn and write in the sand. I like to pick up the sand and let it fall through my fingers and do that over and over. I like the feel of the cooler sand, when the weather is cold. In the summer I don’t spend that much time playing with it. When I was younger and dug in the wet sand in the shoreline . I haven’t done that in years.
The sand can be like a warm bed to lay in when you are reading and relaxing at the beach. I have never been afraid of a bit of sand between my toes. I do get rid of it when I am getting back in the car, but other than that it does not really bother me.
In my weekly ritual the sand and the time I get to relax after being in the water is part of the pleasure of going to the beach. I like to read and think and relax before going home. I look at the miles of beach and look up towards Long Beach and down towards Laguna.
The sand is soft and makes a comfy bed for a few hours. I still like going home and climbing into my bed, but for relaxing sand can be just fine.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Travel
The great thing about travel is that you can be on one place and then suddenly in an other. Okay it takes more that that and it could be drive time or boarding a plane but it is fun to get out of the house and see something different for a change.
I had to take a puppy to her new family and had to travel to do that. I took a route I have never taken before and saw different sights than I normally see.
Old abandon buildings falling apart and old horse towns. While I know that not everything looks like So Cal it was interesting so see such diversity in my own state. No wonder people can film movies here and it can look like another state.
There are something’s you can’t fake. California does not look like England and Palm Springs does not look like Egypt but that has not stopped some films being shot here and the audience led to believe it was those places.
As for my puppy she couldn't have been more surprised. She woke up that morning still in her crate with her brothers and sisters. Then at the end of the day she was in the cold with snow falling on her. She will be well cared for and I know she will enjoy her new life.
As for me I still have to place the other pups, and the adult dogs to take care of. Not that I minded taking a road trip to take her to them. It’s always nice to travel.
I had to take a puppy to her new family and had to travel to do that. I took a route I have never taken before and saw different sights than I normally see.
Old abandon buildings falling apart and old horse towns. While I know that not everything looks like So Cal it was interesting so see such diversity in my own state. No wonder people can film movies here and it can look like another state.
There are something’s you can’t fake. California does not look like England and Palm Springs does not look like Egypt but that has not stopped some films being shot here and the audience led to believe it was those places.
As for my puppy she couldn't have been more surprised. She woke up that morning still in her crate with her brothers and sisters. Then at the end of the day she was in the cold with snow falling on her. She will be well cared for and I know she will enjoy her new life.
As for me I still have to place the other pups, and the adult dogs to take care of. Not that I minded taking a road trip to take her to them. It’s always nice to travel.
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