Last summer, I wrote about sea turtles and their role on the islands here. It’s nesting time again in the Carolinas, so when I was walking the beach the other day, I stumbled across three nests all within a short distance of our house. I love seeing those nests, nests that remind me that it’s […]
Author: Island Mom
A Season of Sandcastles
On the beach right now, it is the season of sandcastles. They are the castles that, in the end, always lead to dreams of one sort or another. Enjoy the rest of summer, everyone. Would that it could last forever. 🙂
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Cedar Point and Castaway Bay
Well, our big voyage north of the Mason-Dixon line to see our Yankee family members, the one which included a stop at an off-island beach, was actually also laced with a little business. Okay, a lot of business. As in, a week’s worth of business turned into four weeks’ worth of business. So there went […]
Things I Love About Island Living: #10
I love all the unexpected places you’ll find sandwiched somewhere between the Intracoastal Waterway and the sea.
Greek #9
Root: PATH, PATHOS Meaning: feeling, suffering, disease Words: apathy (n) (a- = not, without): without feelings, not caring about something There once was an apathetic nihilist. He never did anything of any interest to anyone really, since in his mind, nothing ever mattered anyway. Frankly, he was rather bored with himself, but he didn’t see […]
Disturbing Things Found at the Beach
1. Naturally, a shark once washing ashore in front of our house was a bit disconcerting. I would imagine it’s not as disconcerting as a shark fin (or fins) swimming in circles in front of your house, like in the cartoons, however. So I guess there’s that. 2. I’m sure they serve some essential purpose […]