I wiped away the weeds & foam. / I fetched my sea-born treasures home... Ralph Waldo Emerson







Friday, September 3, 2010

Waiting for Earl


Shhhh! We don't want to jinx ourselves but rumor has it,


waiting for Earl (or food?)

 Earl is losing his punch.


No ooomphf in poor Earl by the time he sideswipes The Beach tomorrow.

overwash at high tide earlier today
At least that is what we are hoping.

sea foam
Maybe not even any rain?


The stores were quiet and well-stocked this afternoon....

hurricane skies: wispy clouds covering the sun
No lines at the gas station....


No preparedness flyers from the local Safety Patrol (is that, like, the police? or what?)...

wind picking up, lots of seaspray
The town did not pull the lifeguard stands from the beach...

terns (behind the flood water) and skimmers awaiting Earl

The marinas were still full of hopeful white boats....


But I stocked up on food and ice. Put gas in my Jeep. You know...just in case?

"angel sky" sunset, harbinger of stormy weather


 love
              lizzy



 gone to the beach......

Sunday, August 29, 2010

HURRICANE WAVES!

August brings us the beautiful big waves locally known as hurricane waves....



the alert on my computer reads:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...
LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT... AND PRODUCE VERY ROUGH SURF ON SUNDAY. SURF HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 4 FT SUNDAY MORNING... BUT QUICKLY BUILD TO 4 TO 7 FT.

Since any storm or hurricane is thousands of miles southeast of us, the warning brings excitement,


 the allure of an exceptional beach day.


The shorebreak made for rough conditions...



 but the water was so crisp and perfect...


just another day...


at the beach...


love

            lizzy



       .......gone to the beach



Saturday, August 28, 2010

Grey Skies Pink Hydrangeas...August


Hi! For those of you who loved my white lavender hearts...I should have a small batch completed by mid-week. I'll show them here first, so keep looking. :-)

Those grey drizzly days we had earlier this week made me have a hankering for autumn!



I walked out on the beach and studied the dunes...nope, the sea grasses are still bright green, the goldenrod has not even budded. The swales are covered with emerald green low-growing weeds or sedge.


The only things hinting of the coming change of season are the clearer skies at night (if no rain) and the hydrangeas turning from brilliant pink and blue and turquoise to soft shades of rose and pink and chartreuse.



My fav is the bright, bright turquoise-blue of early summer...but the soft pink has its charm and its arrival means it is time to cut the flower heads to be dried for fall bouquets and wreaths....


August draws to an end, school begins---and we search for signs of Autumn, despite the fact that meteorologically [astronomically?] there is an entire full month of summer yet to come.


And The Beach remains Sunny and warm through October, sometimes November--due to the warm Atlantic Ocean.


Looking for Fall in August? It's kinda like hoping for spring in February: fun, encouraging? Optimistic even. But unlikely.


Enjoy the days of summer.....


love

            lizzy

...gone to the beach