This is my most favorite time of year to be at the beach. Autumn. The ocean water is still warm from the sunshine it has soaked up all summer. The tourists have gone back home leaving us the only crazies on the entire stretch of beach. And storms out in the Atlantic wash up amazing things providing us with great treasure hunting. And the waves. Well, any surf worth surfing is good surf on this side of the US. It has been raining off and on for the past four days, but we were able to quickly get a beach break in yesterday between the scattered showers. Wyatt even had a brief snooze.
My crochet hook is back out again in a pre-season warm up to my favorite winter sport. I have the ongoing project of the family history rag rug. But yesterday, I started working on a scarf to go with my newly thrifted orange trench coat. There will hopefully be a hat to match when I find just the right pattern.
The dolphins even showed up and gave us all a show with their tails slapping at the water. It is a special thing to see them off the Virginia coast as late as almost November. By this time of the year, most of them have started their yearly trek South to warmer waters. I am sure we have our unusually warm temperatures this year to thank for their presence at this late date. So it was even more of a treat that we got to watch two pods spalshing about and catching a few waves of their own.
It was such a great few hours, the clouds broke just enough to give us all some special time doing what we love to do at the beach. Ian and Zane digging a hole the size of Texas, papa catching some waves, the smallest of us taking a brief nap and then waking just in time for a salty dip. Scout chasing birds and helping with the digging. And me, crocheting, feeling the sand on my feet, serving as the designated treasure keeper. Inhaling it all. Perfect.
Hope your weekend was as relaxing and full of fun as ours was.