Our little camping trip at the Outer Banks was...
a bonfire on the beach
with a full harvest moon casting light
on the waves and
shadows
from cattails.
me in awe of how much more
terrifying the waves' pounding
is in the stillness of night.
reading A Gift From the Sea,
cross-legged on the beach
as Trevor caught waves on
his boogie board,
grinning back at me as if
checking to make sure
I saw.
goofy and
laughing like
the curly-headed
boys I hope we'll one day have.
sailing, sunburns, seashells.
percolator coffee as the sun bloomed
out of the east
watching happy little fish
jump out of the water.
I read that verse about animals
giving praise to God
and I smile.
lighthouses, dinner with the mosquitos,
sneaking into the backyard of a
swanky bed and breakfast
to take pictures.
ukulele serenades on the beach,
endless video footage to make a
vacation movie which, of course,
we later lost.
flannel, constellations, memories.
salty kisses, best of all.
How lovely! "A Gift From The Sea" is one of my favorite books. I read it every year when we vacation at the shore.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful time! I love your recap of it. That sucks you guys lost your video footage. I hate when things like that happen. At least you have some lovely pictures!
ReplyDeleteLove all these sweet + precious details! Where did you get your hammock from?
ReplyDeleteI've been reading for a while, but just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your blog and how lovely you are :) This little trip sounds like end of summer bliss- and "A Gift From the Sea" is one of the only books I read every single year. Thanks so much for sharing your words and thoughts!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Sounds like an ideal vacation :)
ReplyDeleteLove this, looks like you had a blast!
ReplyDeleteLooks like an amazingly fun camping trip!!! I absolutely adore all the pictures you took! :-)
ReplyDeletemmmmmm. this sounds like a perfect trip. so glad y'all had a good time! also, i think i'm going to need to find a copy of "a gift from the sea" pretty soon. i've heard too many good things to pass it up!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to go beach camping! Your trip looked like so much fun!
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