An Evening on the Beach

Peter and I, and two very close friends went to the beach last evening to play, picnic, and enjoy the day's end. After weeks of watching our government representatives act like self-centered children who were never taught to "play nice in the sandbox" with the other children and a single day drop in the market of 500 points, we felt a strong need for some simple diversionary entertainment. Peter and I packed up the cool kites we bought in the spring when we were in Kitty Hawk, NC and hoped this would be the perfect evening for their inaugural flights. The wind was respectable when we left the house, so we were optimistic.

At the beach we set up our tables, poured some wine, enjoyed the yummy appetizers our friends brought and savored the cool, clean ocean air. As the concerns of the day faded so did the evening breeze, but not so completely that my ever-optimistic husband didn't try to make at least one of the kites airborne. Fortunately, we packed our sense of humor too, because it was entertaining watching his efforts to make them fly. Now we can look forward to flying our kites some other day.

Our picnic dinner was sliced grilled lamb in pita pockets with homemade tzatziki sauce, sliced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and feta cheese, which was followed by an assortment of specialty brownies for dessert - mine was blond and had raspberry jam inside. With each of us now enjoying a wonderfully lazy satisfied feeling, the gents settled back into their beach chairs to chat.

Anxious to get my feet wet before dark, I asked my girlfriend to join me for a walk. We ambled along the beach, arm-in-arm, watching the twilight-sky turn pastel pink and blue, a lone surfer sitting on his board hoping for just one more ride before sundown, and the crescent moon become brighter in the sky as nighttime fell.

We had such a good time enjoying each other's company and the incredible natural beauty we have around us - all worries set aside. As the weekend approaches for the worker bees among you, I recommend you do the same - set your worries aside and enjoy where you are and who you're with - you can pick the worries back up again on Monday as you go out the door.

 

Comments

[Claudia]

Hear! Hear! Paul

[Paul Angotta]

Excellent idea - I was up in the mountains for the week. If nature's beauty with wonderful company doesn't relax you, nothing will.

Enjoy!

[BAFA Studio]

This sounds like an absolutely perfect day, evening, and flavorful get together. Thanks, I needed that.