A couple weekends ago, Eric and I and the two dogs headed down to our beach place. It seemed like forever (really just a month) since we'd been, but our last trip the weather was awful. I so wanted a little summer sunshine this trip. Saturday...it was cloudy and cool, so we went hiking, enjoyed a nice dinner out and then a relaxing evening by the fire. On Sunday I woke up with hopes of sun, only to be greeted with thick fog....what a bummer. So we loaded up the car and figure we'd head home a little early since the weather was not cooperating. On the way out of town, I told Eric, I just couldn't come out to the beach for the weekend, and not spend any time actually ON the beach. He agreed, so we pulled over at Gleneden beach for a stroll.
We parked the car and walked down the short path to the sand. It was warmish, but still foggy, as we began walking along the long stretch of beach that extends to the Salishan Spit. The further we walked the fewer and fewer people we saw...until we had the entire beach to ourselves. And, lo and behold, the fog began to lift and the sun came out. I raised my face up to the warm sun and gave God a smile for giving us this little bit of glory he bestowed upon us. We walked for quite a while and saw several sea lions "body surfing" in the water (well it looked like they were body surfing, but they were probably fishing).
Eventually we got a bit tired so we found a log to lean against and laid down in the sunwarmed sand, holding hands, not speaking just watching the waves and enjoying the moment. No cell phones, no laptops, no traffic, no TV, no chores, no other people....it was a bit of heaven...and something I decided we should do much more often.
The fog starting to lift.
Smiling and squinting into the sun!
I couldn't resist taking off my shoes and putting my feet in the ice cold ocean.
Eric takes a nap, using the log for a pillow.
Liberty rested her head on the log too, but she refused to take a nap.
I love this billboard in Lincoln City. Every time I see it, it makes me smile...it's so kitschy in a 1960's sort of way! I figured out a way to climb up on it and convinced Eric to take my picture. (He wasn't too thrilled about me standing on his shoulders to get up there, but he's a good sport....even helped me down, he did.)
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