Succulents in the Sand ...

This isn't dry desert sand, this is salty salt marsh sand, but the leaves of these little succulents store fresh water for itself. Cool and pretty. 

Added bonus, no needles.

surfing etiquette - really - from surfinghandbook.com

So before hitting the beach, this might be handy.  And really at 45F you aren't going anywhere anyway, so read up on the polite surf behavior.  This is from the Surfing Handbook Website.  The picture is mine - as with all my pictures - look, but don't touch.

The Bluffs at Big Talbot Island

Talk about a gorgeous park.  Talbot Islands are two islands, Big Talbot Island and Little Talbot Island that are both barrier islands in Northeast Florida.  We have been out there at low tide a few times, and it's a playground of driftwood trees on the beach.  I have heard it's a local photographer's favorite. On this day there were several photographers on the beach, braving some weather in the 40's.

The kids were thrilled to climb up on these huge trees.

Thank You Card

I made my very first attempt at a spectacular thank you card for some spectacular treatment. I took a large sheet of watercolor paper, cut it into a long strip then folded it accordian style for a artistic take on a postcard set. This first page is a watercolor of the sunrise with a small dimensional sticker.
The second page is a watercolor background with a few dimensional stickers.
Another watercolor background in blue ...
Not quite finished yet, but I thought a shell detail was called for and added a super cute little crab. I like the me & my big ideas and recollections scrap supplies from Micheals.

Good Morning Sunshine - Melbourne Beach

Okay, this was so worth getting up every single morning at 6:00am. Each was better than the last. We checked in this gorgeous light how many sea turtle tracks we could see on the beach where the mamas came up to make their nests.

A1A from the Car - Worth It

If you have a chance to drive up A1A starting north of Daytona Beach, take it. It is a slower ride, but the view is worth that toll.

The Classic Flagler Beach Sign Stands as the highest building on the beach side on all Flagler Beach.

This is the view for miles.

Tidal Pools in Northeast Florida

Beaches near Marineland, FL and Washington Oaks State Park have cocina formations that are super cool at low tide!

Watch for Jellies!

Beach Season is Open

This is not our first trip to the beach this year, but the number of other beach goers on our favorite beach show that the season has begun. Usually every direction is empty, but on this sunny Friday, it is populated. Okay, so all of the umbrellas are from our group, so you see it is still quite a paradise with plenty of open beach space. We were lucky enough to watch the space shuttle go up during our trip right on the beach. When I see pictures from up north, beautiful snow globe photos, gorgeous peonies and lilacs ... I remind myself that this week, when my Minnesota cousins had snow, we were here at the beach.