2004-12-26
CHRISTMAS TRIP - UPDATE
I was up before the light of dawn to get to the beach | There was a full moon in the west setting over the river | It's a 20 minute drive to meet my friend Lorraine, and another 45 minutes to get to the
beach | No cookies this time | This time it was turkey sandwiches, cranberry muffins and oranges |
This year, except for a man and his wife [he standing by standing by their mini-van, she inside with the heater going full blast] uncertain about getting out [they didn't] it year was the first year we didn't see anyone walking the beach | Only the sea gulls and comorants greeted us on the beach | As bread and pumpkin seed crusted rolls were fed
them, the gulls, at least, got much less shy |
The sun was not visible directly at horizon point thanks to a cloud bank, but it bursh forth around 0720 hours atop the clouds
automatically turning the faces of distant buildings a bright orange and the surface of the sea reflected azure blue |
After this, it was to the tree and for the first time since starting this trek, the tree had not been visited before my arrival | There were still old ornaments high in it's boughs and added to this were garlands, mostly | Next year I'll remember to bring heavier garlands so they can land in the top boughs |
Then, for me, it was Christmas |
I was up before the light of dawn to get to the beach | There was a full moon in the west setting over the river | It's a 20 minute drive to meet my friend Lorraine, and another 45 minutes to get to the
beach | No cookies this time | This time it was turkey sandwiches, cranberry muffins and oranges |
This year, except for a man and his wife [he standing by standing by their mini-van, she inside with the heater going full blast] uncertain about getting out [they didn't] it year was the first year we didn't see anyone walking the beach | Only the sea gulls and comorants greeted us on the beach | As bread and pumpkin seed crusted rolls were fed
them, the gulls, at least, got much less shy |
The sun was not visible directly at horizon point thanks to a cloud bank, but it bursh forth around 0720 hours atop the clouds
automatically turning the faces of distant buildings a bright orange and the surface of the sea reflected azure blue |
After this, it was to the tree and for the first time since starting this trek, the tree had not been visited before my arrival | There were still old ornaments high in it's boughs and added to this were garlands, mostly | Next year I'll remember to bring heavier garlands so they can land in the top boughs |
Then, for me, it was Christmas |
THE PIX: The one of Lorraine and I was taken last year by one of our fellow walkers | the other, surfers, was taken by me, also last year |
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