morning:
we went for a run on the beach and found the most amazing thing. the super high and low tide that's been occurring lately dropped several piles of pebbles along the shore. and they were littered with sea glass! we collected until our pockets could hold no more and then we ran cradling our treasure all the way home.
afternoon:
we went for a hike in the front country, in the mountains here that face the sea. chuck had gone the day before and wanted to show me something. i knew i was in for a workout when he said "take your poles" (leki trekking poles, good for steep trails). there was a wildflower we hadn't seen before, it was covering the hillside. it was gorgeous. and the best part, it was covering the burn area, where there had been a devastating wildfire last summer. we saw bees humming, and butterflies fluttering, we saw ladybugs mating and gnats annoying (what do they do besides that?) and we said isn't it wonderful??
and then he took me to dinner because i was pooped. :)
♥ lori
♥ lori
Gosh Lori I'm pooped just reading your post.....but....so inspired.Thank you for taking me on your wonderful travels today!!Warmest Regards,Cat
ReplyDeleteTalk about a perfect day! I loved that the burn area has come alive.
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love your sea glass! I bought a sweet necklace and earrings in Hawaii of sea glass and then went online to read about it. All the colors depict certain eras. Wow, what a find! I'm now crazy for sea glass. :-)
Sounds like a perfect day to me! All that fresh air and exercise and the beauty of the beach and wildflowers .... gorgeous pictures Lori.
ReplyDeleteIndeed a wonderful day! Love the sea glass and those flowers look like some we get here late in the summer. They are really pretty.
ReplyDeleteAwwww...won't you pass some of that sea glass my way?!?! :) Simply blissful photos!!
ReplyDeletecat,
ReplyDeletehahaha! yes, i'm getting tired again too just reading it! thank you for the warm words, i truly appreciate them!
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nancy,
we were thrilled to see it, it's going to be even prettier than before.
did you know there are even websites and clubs devoted to sea glass or mermaids tears as they are sometimes called!?
today i went back to collect more and the piles of stones were gone!
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lyn
it is the perfect day for us, and then going to dinner, as tired as i was it was the perfect ending too.
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lorac,
i wonder what they are called?, we haven't identified them yet. They had no scent but they were just gorgeous massed together.
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Sophia,
would you really like some?? i will be happy to send you some! email me your addi and i'll put some in the post for you.
lorigrahamx5@gmail.com
and thank you so much for the sweet compliment!
oooooooooh that sea glass...! beautiful. i love love love sea glass. and those flowers and the light...as always..just beautiful everything. you. the world. chuck. sending love as always x j
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely day by the sound of it, although I'd pass on the run first thing.Dog walking an Alsation does it for me.
ReplyDeleteAnd doesn't that sea glass look lovely. Can't wait to get to a beach in a few weeks and start looking for some more.
And aren't poles fantastic things, I've only got one and that helps but know I will really apprectiate getting another one for those big up hill walks.
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I love the flowers....... So beautiful.I am going to check out the sea glass sites in a minute. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful day. *smoooch*xx♥
sounds like a delightful day. That is something my hubby would do also, sort of hint that our exercise would be tough by getting me my poles.
ReplyDeleteI think we all love seaglass. The colors, the softness, the beauty. Glad you got what you could at the time
you found all that seaglass on the beach? OMG i would just about _____ (fill in the blank, but no unfavorable bodily functions)!
ReplyDeletechuck must feel like he's died and gone to heaven to have a partner like you. (and i'm sure you feel that way too). what gallivants you both take. do you think my 25 straight leg raises are equivalent? hee hee
lori, your blog is officially one of my top favs. and it's not just because i adore you either!
have fun fun fun. chataway soon...
love
kj
You live in such a beautiful area. I would never want to go indoors.
ReplyDeleteI like the photo of the footprints in the sand :-)
ReplyDeleteWizz
Stunning! STUNNING!! Those photos - I feel like I was right there. The empty beach and the gorgeous wildflower. You two just sound like you enjoy life to the fullest - an inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteLoved the previous post with the picture of the rattle snake! I'm always on the lookout for snakes - I think they are just beautiful... In our garden, so far, we've only found harmless ones. But once while I was walking here, I saw the most gorgeous copperhead!
Wishing you a most beautiful weekend! Much love to you! Silke
Hi Lori
ReplyDeleteevery time I open your blog I could swear that you are waving at me from the top of that mighty sand dune...
what a day...the sea glass was washed up in large amounts after the hurricane on Kauai, there used to be special beaches to go and collect from but I think they have been depleted now. I love the colours of the sea in the glass.
Happy days
Sounds utterly glorious! I'm envious of all of that beach glass. I think my next vacation has to be to the ocean!
ReplyDeletedear friends, i would gladly share the beach glass with anyone that would like some, my email is here in the comments, just let me know your address and i'll send you some!
ReplyDeletemandy, maybe we could even do a swap? i'm curious about yours now!
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janelli,
see above. love to you too brilliantafricancowgirl.XXX
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Mandy,
i don't know what i ever did without those trekking poles! they are so much help going up and most especially down steep trails! also, see above!
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natsy,
let me know if you don't see them and i'll send you a link. smootch! back to you!
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mim, lucky us! my husband is a sweetie who is always concerned with my comfort even when i am following him up a steep mountain!
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kj,
haha, i do that too. everytime i spot a piece my heart does about 10 flips in a row. i love finding it even more than having it. although i love that too! see above message.
and yes, i think the leg lifts qualify, well done!
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coco,
sometimes we take a tent up to the top of the ridge and sleep overnight!
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wizz, thanks, next time i'll take a photo of owens for you. this is a dog friendly beach!
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Silke,
thank you my friend. I know you and Daniel do too. I like snakes too, growing up i had a pet one. However, i have a hard time telling the difference between the dangerous and harmless ones, so i always keep my distance!
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delwyn, i know good places to collect that disappear and some just keep replenishing, isn't it interesting? i do love everything about sea glass. waving to you!
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diana,
i hope HOPE you get to the beach soon! oh! and see above message.
Sea Glass ~~~ even the name sounds mysterious and lovely. Great post and really great photography!
ReplyDeleteLori, what a perfect day! This is one of the msny glorious things about life in CA..... you can go from the beach to the mountains in a few hours and have two very different adventures!
ReplyDeleteThe sea glass is so lovely.... I always heard of it as "Mermaid's Tears".... alas, they don't shed too many tears in San Francisco waters....
The hike - and the discovery of a new flower..... such joy!
And, dinner with your husband.....a perfect conclusion to a perfect day!
Hugs,
♥ Robin ♥
wonderful post. Was that wildflower blue? It looks a little like Viper's Bugloss, very hairy stem and pale blue flowers, reseeds a bit like borage does.
ReplyDeletewonderful flower find.
Your man is definitely a keeper! But I don't have to tell you that! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love all the photos, can't get enough of the wildflowers and your beach - it looks so much warmer then ours this time of the year!
We live on the east coast of sweden, on the baltic sea, so it doesn't get really hot here, ever. It stays rather cold all year around.
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I love sea glass, never really coming across it when I lived in Minnesota. I'd love to do something really special with my little hoard when it gets more sizeable. Any ideas? I find a lot here on the east coast of Ireland.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to know the name of the wild flower. It looks a bit sweet pea-ish?
Hey, Lori, more great photos. You ARE good, but I'm still keeping the last desktop that I got from you.
ReplyDeleteI love the wonderful pictures. Everything looks so nice and I would love to be there. Finding sea glass is something special - you where really lucky this day. Have a nice weekend, Inge
ReplyDeletethe seaglass is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat is that "seahorse" grass/flower in the last photo? It is so pretty!
here i am again, lori.
ReplyDeletewho could turn down sea glass? except i would like you to write a little love message on mine. can you, would you? :)
gray and rainy today and no complaints. i wonder if you are hiking with your poles. :)
later aligator ♥
helen,
ReplyDeletethank you very very much! and i agree, seaglass is so endearing it has spawned hundreds of websites, magazines, clubs and even festivals!
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robin,
it's so true! it's one of the many things we are so grateful for. where we are we can be to these two places in minutes. maybe you can find the glass where there is surf, i think there is one beach in S.F. not sure though! good luck.
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Hi Julie,
we spent yesterday morning trying to id the flower, and found some errors in a local book (thank goodness for the internet!). The first one is Phacelia Grandiflora, Giant Flowered Phacelia. The second is Caterpilla Phacelia. It does look a big like Viper's Bugloss, but the flower is much larger. Thanks so much!
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hbfg,
thank you so much! do you get many wildflowers there then, they may like the cooler weather? thank you for the kind words.
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aden,
i found so many ideas on line, just google seaglass craft. i would love to see your seaglass, would you like to do a swap? oh, the flower is called Giant Flowered Phaecelia.
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Snowbrush,
i'm delighted to know that! thank you so much for such kind words.
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Inge,
thank you, i do feel we were really lucky, we have never seen seaglass there before!
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janet, hey your right! it does look kind of like a seahorse. the name of the plant is called Caterpillar Phaecelia. But now i'm going to think of it as the Seahorse Flower.
Ooh, that sea glass! Gorgeous. Next time, be sure to run in cargo pants. And that photo with the sunrays -- just heavenly.
ReplyDeleteLori, hearing how you and Chuck share the same passions, and how he can't wait to show you something that he saw warms my heart to the very core. That is love. Hope you are having a splendid weekend. xoxo
What a beautiful day!
ReplyDeleteI just giggled out loud how you turned the word "annoying" into a verb - true, that's what gnats do best though!
ReplyDeleteLori, you just described to me the most perfect day in the world! And your photos, as usual, are gorgeous!
bella, that is hilarious, but a great idea! i am forever having to race back home and grab my bike or car to pick up something i've found, driftwood, a rock...
ReplyDeletethank you so much for your sweet words, i am lucky and really know it.
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sammi,
a perfect day indeed!
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tracy,
thanks so much! actually, raising five children taught me how to verbalize lots of words, haha!
Enjoyed reading about your lovely day and seeing the pictures! Thought of you this weekend when we visited the California coast - gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a lifetime of beautiful memories xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteChuck's very lucky to have you in his life & I bet he knows that ;)
We're very lucky you blog and I know that ;)
robyn x
Fantastic. Super high and low tides - is that because of the full moon? Wait, you wrote this before the full moon. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteLove finding wildflowers in the burn area. Every part of the life cycle, including death, plays a role in life.
Lori, thanking for sharing your perfect day ! When I read your blog I feel as if I am experiencing everything right beside you. Your photos are exquisite,and your observations too.
ReplyDeleteLori, love your perfect day and perfect photos to go along with it.......how lucky to live near the sea and mountains, two of my favorite things....
ReplyDeletealso loved the owl post - such a wonderfully mysterious creature!!! xoxo
Wow, these photos are great. What a beautiful location.
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