Saving yet Another Starfish

Wayne began a mission of his own as he walked the morning sand searching for sand dollars but also keeping his eye open for yet another of Nature's beautiful creatures! We became mesmorized by the beauty and the uniqueness of the Starfish we found living in the tidal pools! Some, sadly, did not find their way to these cool baths of water. There were just a few hours to wait before this entire area was once again under the ocean, but even this was too much time Wayno felt for these little beautys to wait out , drying on the sand. He began searching for those few unlucky fellows and would kindly deliver them to a near tidal pool to await the waves that would take them back out to the ocean's depths.

The Morning Fog is So Refreshing

Coffee and a Book Before we Hit the Beach

Life is good you know when you have risen with the sun, walked the beach searching for treasures, saved a few fellow creatures, and come back to a warm cottage to a warm pot of coffee, a book, and a daughter curled up beside you!

Ahh-To Ride the Water!

The boys could not wait to get out on to the ocean and with a little coaxing the girls agreed to join in the fun! What fun it was! We spent two hours out in the Bay, watching a seal swim by as he played beside a large yacht headed for dock. We rode the waves as our friends, the pelicans would soar along side us just at eye level. What fun it was to feel the ocean's waves lift and fall beneath us. There was of course the water wars between the girls and guys!!! The races were on across the bay as well as the quiet moments of drifting. How enlightening to glide across the ocean surrounded by all the creatures who dwell in Morro Bay.

Exploring a Sandbar out in the Bay

The Sandbar...A place we had watched and wondered about from the edge of the bay. A place we had questioned locals about as we ate at Roses. This was a place we must explore! This was a good reason to kayak out into the Bay! What pure amazement filled us as we first set foot on this land! It was unlike any space the six of us had ventured on before. To step and then to sink with each step...six, maybe twelve inches into the cool wet sand! Not what we expected but something we had to investigate. How far could we go down if we were to jump?!? This was one of the many things we spent doing as we explored this new found land. We also found that on the back side of the sandbar, you actually could walk without sinking and off we went to explore even more of this space. Rocks filled with holes! Rocks that would splinter in your hands. Rocks that would shatter when thrown at other rocks! Wow!!! How many hours we could have spent. And how close exactly will a seagull let you get? So many experiments this sandbar held for us! It was just as exciting and more as we had all dreamed it would be. But then again, what part of Nature isn't if we just take the time to be once again a child and explore, laugh, and question?

Searching for Treasures

Skimboarding-A New Found Activity

Bry has been dreaming of this new found love since last Spring! What it would be like. Could I really stay up? He first had the excitement of choosing just the right board!!! This in itself was of course worth the whole trip! Once it was chosen and then purchaed, he went to waxing the board with extreme care. Then he was off to the ocean to see just how it all worked. I am happy to say, he is addicted and is already planning how he and his friends can rise early on Saturdays and trek the couple hours it takes to get to a beach. Board all day and be home late that same night! It is good to have dreams!!!

Walking at the Foot of a Sister

Morro Bay-A Community of Beauty

When the Pieces Have Been Stored Away for the Day...

This is a spot my children can spend hours! It is amazing the calm that fills us as we live by the oceans edge for just a few days. Children who too often are bored and need something to fill their time can easily sit and watch people for hours playing Chess in the town square. It just so happens that at the end of the day, when all the pieces, which stand two to three feet tall, have been packed away...my children can fill yet more time at this same square playing Chess with just a bit of a twist!

Roses...Our Favorite Eating Spot

A Walk Along the Water's Edge

Can I grasp this moment and hold onto it forever! Time continues to march on and I sadly look to the near future at what brings new beginnings for my son and yet endings for myself. So much of my time has been spent with this young man, once upon a time he was a new baby. Then the toddler years came and he was off exploring everything! We quickly moved into the years we shared as we homeschooled. Learning togethor was something I will always cherish. Then off he went to High School and oh how he grew and changed! What an awe inspiring time it has been watching this young man develop. I am grateful to have yet a few more months before he heads off to begin his next stage in life. It is True Bliss To walk with my Son by the Edge of the Water...