a day at the beach

Good afternoon!

It is raining here today,

so now I am even happier that I got to spend a good part of the afternoon yesterday

with Andy and Veda at the beach down the street.

It was wonderful,

like a scavenger hunt.

Although Veda spent much of the time looking for crabs under Andy as he moved the seaweed in search of them...

It was quite amusing!

The storms this winter really did a number on the coast line around here

and this little beach was no exception.

I did find a whole bundle of weathered treasures though!

And I found so many beautiful textures and things to photograph!

Which now makes me want a new camera...

One with the ability to really zoom in

or get really close up to little, tiny subject matter.

Any suggestions?

And I have been working on using the manual settings on my (digital) camera,

which I am really liking!

How are you enjoying your day?