The Beach, the Wind, and the Sun's Guest Appearance

So, by ten this morning we gamely headed to the beach. No rain, but serious overcast. Low tide today as at 9:10AM, so the waves were less intimidating and we had a chance to get in. The girls were shiver-lipped when they got out as the water was a bit warmer than the air.

Martha and Bob joined us at the beach in a bit, and hung out with us in the wind. It was not really pleasant, although we were sure we were going to milk any enjoyment possible out of the experience. Claire does not go out in the sun, and she doesn't like the sand, so we were not able to coax her to the surf.



We all cheered when the sun came out for a peek, and then it got startled by the applause and went back behind the curtain of gray. The wind got progressively fresher, so Martha used the umbrella to make a beachy yurt. The little girls scoured up all the available towels and used them as rugs. The new towels that Claire bought have not been washed yet, and they leave a light lint coating on your salty skin. Hannah looked really blue until we realized that she was really blue - from the lint. This bugged her more than being blue from cold, and it rolled up as we brushed it off.



We went back to the house for lunch, and the sun has appeared fully now along with blue sky. We will go back to the beach in a bit. High tide is at 3:30 today.

Emily actually is here - really - here's a picture that I am sure she will hate. And yeah, I can't figure out how to rotate photos so they will stay rotated. I'm sure with photoshop...: