Showing posts with label Beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beach. Show all posts
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Despite the sunshine this week, these are photos from our first couple of days here. I love a wild and moody beach!
It was great to have some contemplative time before the hectic school year begins. The boys frolicked and I pondered. I frolicked, the boys pondered..... they had to....I took their computer games off them for the week....so they had to engage in old fashioned pursuits such as reading, swimming, looking for pippies.... and sitting on the beach looking slightly bored at times. Good. Boredom breeds creativity.
So today is our last day of our 'forever' holidays. I used to call them the 'forever' holidays when I was a tike... because at the beginning, before Christmas, it feels like you have forever. They go so fast though these days, at today's pace. They never did when I was a kid... they dragged on forever... maybe because we didn't have much... and you really had to make your own fun....without technology, TV and computers.... things that steal time from you.
Knowing that our holidays are coming to an end, I know I am going to be doing the whole 'stop time and freeze frame every last moment' thing today. I am a 'sentimental fool' on 'last days'.
Do you ever have those moments?.. when you stop and think, "right now, in this moment, I am grateful. I have everything I want and everything I need".
Right now, right at this very moment, most likely you do.
Those are the moments in life where you find true happiness I reckon!
Happy Weekend! Lots to do... so I will see you Monday!
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.... that's if we're allowed!
Glad we brought the ball, frisbee and boogie boards!
Hmmm, lots of rules.
Hopefully we're allowed to have fun!
Love 'em!
A bit late posting this morning. Took advantage of the overcast skies and the cool breeze and did my run a little bit later than I usually do. It was glorious. The seas are that beautiful emerald green.... when the dark rain clouds hover low over it. I ran for an hour through on and off rain showers. Nothing like a run in the rain to feel really alive.
We're off to give these boogie boards a bash. The waves are good. Please go slow 'Mr Last Week of School Holidays'.
Happy Tuesday!
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1. It is way too hot to run on the beach at 7am. Way. Too. Hot. Distressing almost.
Don't let the beauty fool you.
Too hot.
2. Beach folk take their fitness very seriously. Sorry madame, I snuck in a photo without your permission. There are rowing machines, stationary exercise bikes and even elliptical machines dotted throughout the parks. The shady park paths are the 7am beach running alternative. Way cooler.
Impressive. I am surprised they haven't been fleeced.
3. One has to search high and low for a gable.
Monolith.
Monolith.
Yay, Gables!
Sigh.
4. If you search for them, you can still find darling little beach shacks....
..... that are worth squillions of dollars now.
Oh, the fifties!
4. Beach folk take their beach-themed decorating very seriously.
Check out this glass lamp base full of coral!
Have to put in a plug for 'Natural Living' at Oasis, Broadbeach.
Debbie, who runs the place, is the most gorgeous person.
Instant new best friend.
5. Beach folk seriously embrace colour....
... and silky things...
... and leopard print...
... and sparkly things.
Speaking of sparkly things, we have our little Christmas tree down here with us... with like 4 decorations we grabbed off the big tree at home as we ran out the door. It does the trick. It's fibre optic so it is good value for maximum sparkle at night and it keeps us all mesmerised.
Happy Thursday! My little one is counting down the sleeps now.
