Dauphine Island

I just spent a week on Dauphine Island off the coast of Alabama in the Gulf.  I was very curious to know what differences there might be between the Atlantic and the Gulf beaches.  I have to say I was very disappointed with the beach on Dauphine Island.  It is very...

A Ten Sand Dollar Day

This time we picked up the sand dollars right in the water as they were being washed ashore.  It looked as if they just glided in underwater.  Sometimes they were left on the sand, but other times another wave would take them back out, if you weren’t quick...

Sharks! and Tellins

  The days are ever so gently blending together so that I no longer remember which day contained which events.  Late afternoon-early evenings at the beach have been wonderful with their full blown breezes to cool the heat.  On one of these days, further south along...

The Beach

  I’m back on Amelia Island; am thoroughly enjoying the weather although people here complain about it being hot.  It’s a very nice change from the cold and rainy, stormy weather back in Missouri.  A delightful breeze blows every day, the sky is a...

Catching up

Unfortunately there was some “interference” and I no longer felt like posting for awhile.  I did finish my second watercolor seascape painting.  In the foreground I added a little girl playing in the sand and a dog.  I remember that some other things went...