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Beach theme week continued...

Sometimes on a hot and humid day the very best place to be is next to the water's edge! And sometimes with small initial protests, my hubby complies and follows suit, KNOWING the breeze along the shores is a gentle reprieve for him at the best of times. Yes, he loves it there and often it's a great place to visit for a while or better yet - for a few hours at a time.


Best of all, it's a great place to bring along our guests from out of town. And we do that most of the time, like it or not - they are dragged along to come for the ride. laugh... During the month of August we've hosted much company, all wonderful times naturally.

Friends from; Indiana, Ontario and New York have visited and all enjoyed our touristy trips to the beach. :-) With this week's "Beach theme" continuing, here are a few select moments to bring forth.

And when it's just the family taking a respite in the middle of the day, or near the day's end, we enjoy our time there immensely. Trust me.

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Beach Week continues....

When a day of fun in the sun has come to a close, saluting the sun at sunset becomes tradition, that is unless something else captures our full attention as in this kite boarder's romps across the water. He became a bullseye and focal point for my camera and I love the way the setting sun glowed behind him as if to say; "Goodnight".

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life
of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God

~ G.K. Chesterton

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When the water's edge calls....we are obedient!

• We've been experiencing very HOT temperatures with extremely high humidity.
• When our wooden floors in our home begin to feel damp to the skin on our feet as we waltz about from room to room, it's become very humid.
• When a deep sleep requires even lower temperatures on the air conditioning, the heat outdoors has maintained its position on the thermometer well.
• But when the air conditioning becomes a dependency factor for someone's well being, we don't even blink or ponder, its a given, we just get that air conditioning blasting through the inside of our home for sheer coping measures, hoping for a reprieve from the necessary plethora of Salbutamol puffer spray shot intervals offering consolation when that suffocating feeling begins to creep into the walls of my hubby's lungs.
• When my hubby leaves for work, air conditioning in the vehicle, and consequently at the office continues to offer a reprieve from any assorted ill effects which may creep in.
• Finally when the rest are able, we raise those temps up again for the day while he's away and await the "call" so we can head to the beach.

Here are a few photos I was able to snap while enjoying sublime moments with deep satisfaction from obeying "the calling", that is until I absolutely felt compelled to head down the long boardwalk to a store and purchase a beach umbrella to offer a bit of reprieve from such a boiling hot day.

Yes, even the water was unusually warm thus not able to offer a refreshing cooling off effect for those who took a dip when absolutely necessary. Swim and shoulder protection was a must, swim shirts mandatory!

Yikes, baby it was HOT out there!

SANDCASTLE

From the beach its sandy walls rise,
Its turrents reach up to touch the skies.
A tiny moat dissolves the keep.
It's pavers are strong, though only two inches deep.
Tiny footprints embedded in the sand,
Where once a child there did stand.
It's grace and beauty a short time will last,
Before the sea washes it into the past.

~ Author unknown

(P.S. For Andrea; It's "Beach Week" on the blog.....grin, grin.)

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Summertime Cloud Watching

The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of HIS hands.

~ Psalms 19:1

Special Photo Moments

The humidity and heat factors are creating much frustration today, thus rather than attend our own church's usual timing, we opted for an early departure to a a different church a distance away to offer a reprieve to someone in dire need of it.

In honor of the Solemnity Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was actually yesterday on August 15th, we wanted to capture photos near the church's outdoor grotto area before entering the church.

Normally in the month of May I try to catch photos near a grotto somewhere, this year there were none as I hadn't found anything remotely large enough or accessible enough to complete the traditional goal. As I fumbled along to get my camera from my purse, a passerby offered to take a photo of all of us together, right next to the "secret garden" grotto area of this very old heritage church. Who says spontaneity doesn't offer its just rewards?

A "chance" photo when a passerby
offered to snap this pic of the family

Our super spontaneous photo opportunity offered a "chance" timing for getting the family together, a first, and when it came time for individual photos? Well, a few had already disappeared in the hubbub of entering the church.

We are very pleased with these though, special photo moments to keep in our hearts forever as were the general moods of all family members this day, still filled with a happy festive flair from the beautiful feasting yesterday.