Thursday, August 9, 2012

To the beach

Listening to "Back to Tupelo" by Mark Knopfler


Atlantic Beach, North Carolina



I have so much to do that I believe I'll start with a....

Nap?

Over the last two weeks Drake and I have been dashing around, trying to finish up various projects, starting new ones, and combating some unexpected hiccups.  Some days if feels as though the end is within reach, yet other days we feel like we will be on the hard for the rest of our lives.  Eileen Quinn was right when she sang that life on the hard was just hard.  

To say that we needed a break was a bit of an understatement.  So, we borrowed a car late one afternoon and headed for atlantic beach.  A drive, ferry ride, and some more driving got us to the beach in about an hour.  By the time we had parked it was early evening which meant the crowds had thinned as everyone moved inland in search of food and a shower.  We had space to move around and just breathe...



As our toes dug into the sand and our eyes scanned the waves crashing, we both felt such a weight lift and, suddenly, remembered why we were doing all this hard work.  A dusty, dirty yard can make you forget the end goal...it becomes smudgy and difficult to see over the mountain of tasks, but breathing in that salty air our senses reawakened.  It was just what we needed.

last bit of sun before the storm


Drake suddenly caught my attention and pointed behind me.  A gigantic swirling mass of boiling black clouds was hurtling towards us.  It was moving so swiftly and in such a solid line that we could see the sandy beach being whipped up as it moved in our direction.  We stood and gazed at the sea as the first winds crashed into us and marveled at the few brave (crazy?) souls who grabbed their surf boards and charged into the water.  As the first drops of rain began to fall, we ran for the car, feeling rejuvenated and ready to tackle another day.

storm rolling in

we simply watched as it moved towards us
moments before the rain started


5 comments:

  1. YOU HAVE POSTED SOME GREAT STUFF. _/♥\_ thank you :) They see you tuned in, tapped in, turned on...they always recognize the shining ones. Glad you had a day off. When do you expect to splash the boat?
    ¯\(ツ)/¯ You My Friends lift me with your Positive Vibes! ¯\(ツ)/¯

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    1. Thank you so much Stephen. We're hoping to have the boat in the water in the next week or so and I cannot wait. It will be absolutely lovely to get off the hard...it's certainly not the most fun you can have in a month. *grin* However, all of the hard work has paid off and Paragon is looking like she's ready to get back out there.

      Very, very excited...

      take care, mo

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  2. For those of us living our ho-hum lives vicariously through yours..we need more material..update required please.

    thank you

    signed,

    land-locked midwestern dood

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    1. Hey land-locked dood,

      I promise I will update soon. I've been on the road in some pretty remote places for the last couple of weeks and also, unfortunately, had a computer who decided she no longer wished to live in this world.

      However, I'm heading back to North Carolina tomorrow and should be able to figure things out. Thanks for checking out the blog!

      cheers, mo

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  3. Hey Mo and Drake, check out the true story of the bottle with a note that I tossed overboard off Atlantic City on the way to Cape May in 2010.

    http://bachelorvalley.blogspot.com/

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