Sunday at the Beach

Sunday December 9, 2012
Site 4 Gamble Rogers State Park
Flagler Beach Florida

 

We’re still socked in fog and cool breezes.  The sun breaks through every once in a while and we get our stuff and go out to the water only to have it retreat in the next 15 minutes or less.  So no sitting on the beach today.  Too cool and breezy.

 

Here it is, the big news. For the first time in his life, David has outdoor lights.  It’s so foggy and dark that my picture of them leaves a lot to be desired.  But you get the gist.  He’s very happy with them.  Always remembers to turn them on at dark and off before he goes to bed.  I find that to be a miracle. :-)

 

 

Otherwise, things are pretty routine.  We’re still waiting for beach weather. 

I go out for sunrise today and here’s what it looks like.  Beautiful skies, just no sun.

 

 

In spite of the fog and the mist and the wind and temperatures in the 60’s, we take a walk down the beach and  of course find very interesting things.

 

These folks are seriously determined.  I am dressed in a sweatshirt and long pants.  They are pretty much the only folks sun bathing.  But more power to them.

 

 

Well there are these guys.  I guess they are sunbathing too.

 

 

We find several composite rocks with embedded shells being brought ashore by the tides.  I think they are very pretty but don’t know the story behind them.  The campground site markers are all of this sort of rock in much larger sizes.

 

Anyone from Florida (or anywhere else for that matter) know its story?

 

Or know what this is?  It is moving its ?nose? so it is apparently alive.  I manage to put it back in the water without touching it but the strong tide keeps bringing it ashore.

 

 

 

Since it is Sunday, I figure this must be some sort of camp meeting.

 

 

There are those fishermen who are not at the meeting.   You couldn’t keep up with their diving.  Splash…splash….one right after another.  Wonderful to watch.   Taking close pictures of their zooming down, not so easy.

 

 

Fishermen on shore.

 

 

 

 

Remember those power kites that flew past the day we arrived?
Well they are back again.  Showing off as people grab their cameras.  Including me of course.

You can see from these pictures examples of the sun going behind the clouds and reemerging within minutes. 

 

 

 

 

Looks like somebody is wishing he could do this too.

 

 

 

And that’s about it for this day.  But then any cloudy, misty, windy day at the beach beats any sunny day at the office.

 

With thanks to the SUN for its brief appearance for this picture.