Sunday Salon

A nice spring day after many days of rain and thunderstorms and a bit of coastal flooding to add a bit of drama to the mix, requires a bit of Sunday Salon to round out the week.
And a new recipe is posted (finally) at Rock & Roll Cafe.

Time: 3:30PM

Scene My office... a third bedroom in my house which I broke through to the living room.
An Ikea Kallex bookcase separates it from the entry way now.
My phone keeps going off with warnings for coastal flooding.. ugh.

 Today's Plan: Work on my blog, some painting, perhaps attempt washing the floors. Washing the floors is a huge job for me since I am disabled and not able to bend, lift or twist. I have to be really careful.

Drinking Gevalia coffee. The Swedes make it and Nordic people love their coffee!

Listening to: Seagulls, birds,breezes ruffling the some plants and trees, tubular wind chimes outdoors, glass chimes tinkling in the window.

Reading/Watching: I began to watch All for Love on the Hallmark channel until I realized it was just a repeat and not the sequel. I missed the sequel and want to see that. I turned off the TV and came to the computer. I will probably watch some documentaries on YouTube.

 Pondering  The life I live.
 I get so many comments on the beauty of where I live that it gave me pause. Do I appreciate it enough?  I think I do.

 I live in a very small house in great need of work. Hurricane Sandy did a number on it and there is still work to be done. I am proud that I keep the place neat, orderly and clean most of the time.
 I follow the McDonald's concept of cleaning up as you go and it pays off big time. This can be hard if my spine hurts but I do it anyway. Just ask my friend Katy who comments here. She is a neighbor and knows its true.

I am a block from water if I walk through the woods.
The bay is within walking distance for me.
I would never want to be directly on the water.   As close as I am is dangerous enough when nor'easters or hurricanes come. The bay can get huge waves during a serious storm.
Taxes on beach front homes are enormous as well.

A system of creeks surround me and drain into the bay. They are filled with otter, mink, deer , bobcat and other critters.
The bay is a good source of blue shell crab.





I am blessed to live here because I love the ocean/bay and have since I was a child.
I love the scent of the ocean and the cedars and pines.

However, I have learned that no matter where you live there is beauty all around you if you just look.
In a town ,in a city, in the mountains, desert, by the ocean, it doesn't matter. There is beauty in the place , the sky , nature and the people who live there.

Here are some photos taken this week in my neighborhood along the bay.
As always click on them to enlarge to full size.
All photos taken on the same day with my phone which is a Nexus 5X, Android 7.1.2.

All this gravely sand was brought in after Sandy to replace our beautiful white sugar sand.  In time the sugar sand will return  :)

Out shopping

neighborhood gazebo