I took the day off Friday. It was
such a down day that I only took 2 photos – 1 of the crab cakes cooking and 1
of the crab cakes done.
We spent Saturday sun burning
ourselves at the beach. The AC guy came to replace the unit as it was getting
more and more unpredictable. And Gayle’s house was shown by the realtor in the
afternoon. Since no one wants to be in a hot, hot house and since the realtor
really did not want 8 people and a large dog around while showing the house to prospective
buyers, we stayed out for most of the day. But a glorious day it was. The water
was perfect.
Karl: I’m never coming out of the
ocean.
Me: Who are you and what have you done with my child who does not like the ocean?
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| Watching them catch this ghost crab was hilarious. |
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| No harm was done and it was released fairly quickly. |
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| I'm still working on a good pelican photo. Why I want a photo of these weird-looking birds, I don't know. |
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| Wave Crasher |
My 25th High School Reunion
was held at a house 3 blocks down the beach so we walked down midday to see
everyone there and catch up with friends from a lifetime ago. I had a lot of fun with David Tyre’s daughter
catching sand fiddler crabs.
Me: [digs them up and drops a
pile on the beach]
Parker: Oooooh! I’ll get my
bucket!
Me: You can’t keep them in the
bucket for long. It will get too hot and they’ll die…
Parker: [shows me bucket with 4
dead crabs floating in the top]
Me: …like those there.
Parker: Oh, those are just
playing dead!
The reunion party Saturday night
was so, so fun. I loved catching up with people I haven’t seen in so long.
Camille even put on the original drill team uniform and danced for us. My mom made
me swear to get a ride home – I admit it is a dark 3 blocks – so Robbie Ferrell’s
daughter drove me home on the tailgate of her pickup truck. It was a perfect
ending to a great night.
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| Lara, Angie, Kathleen, Karen |
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| White heron atop an unused erne nest. |
Sunday, we were off to the EI
Pointe Lagoon again, courtesy of Jamie and Mom. It is one of the kids’ favorite
places to spend time on the island. After tubing, Karl caught minnows in the
cast net, Lindsay and Katie imitated the egrets by chasing the minnows with a
little net, and Billy and Bradley dug in the sand and swam all day. Making up
for a lost day on Friday, I took 260 photos. I thought my camera was going to
overheat. Jamie cooked hot dogs on the grill and generally spoiled us all day. Fun!
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| Karl is a cast net pro |
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| You would not believe how many fish she caught like this |
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| It was so many that I think this guy was jealous |
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| Katie caught just as many, then swam them across the lagoon to show-off her catch |
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| Bradley swims with his shovel. They float, thank goodness. |
I also had a great conversation
with Lindsay. If you’ve spent any time with her, you’ll find out pretty quickly
that she constantly hums, sings, or whistles.
Me: What do you like about music?
Lindsay: Well, the tone. And the
tune. And the beat. And the rhythm and the singing. That kind of stuff, you
know?
Me: [mental dope slap]
Today was our last day on the
beach. The surf was lovely and we spent most of the morning swimming and
burying the kids in the sand.
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| Billy caught great waves today |
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| Preparing their |
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| Awaiting burial |
Despite our fair weather and
great venue, we are all ready to be home. We all miss Gerry terribly. And Billy
announced tonight that he misses Daisy too.
We are coming home with a few acquired items – 21 crafts made by Lindsay,
14 new Hot Wheels cars, 1 papier mache dragon, 3 guns (toys), 1 light saber, 3
hermit crabs, 8 GB of photos. But we are leaving behind beloved family members.
The good news is we’ll see them again soon – Disney World in December!
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