On the list of things I need in order to be happy is a pathway that leads to the sea. March is the perfect time to be at the beach in North Carolina. The weather is sunny but not hot, and the nights are cold enough to want to be in the hot tub looking up at a clear starry sky, and the beaches are empty of people. And what is it about the ocean that calls to us? The heartbeat of waves, the endlessness of the horizon, the never ending ebb and flow... I am speechless but full of love for the beach.
Yesterday I walked for a long time next to the waves as the tide came in and cast ashore billions of shells. I saw a hollow hermit crab shell. Pelicans dived into the rolling waves, and a flock of inky blue-black grackle sat on the fences that protect the dunes and chuckled at me. How little acquainted I have been with nature lately. How much I love to be in the outdoors!
And mostly, I'm blessed with wonderful friends to spend the weekend with at the beach.
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