To See a World in a Grain of Sand ...

"To See a World in a Grain of Sand ..."
¸.•*´¨`♥ William Blake

Mother's Day at the Hilton brunch

I know. I know. Mother's day has come and past. And so has Father's day. Well, Here are some more images from Mother's Day. It was fun and the food was great. The day was pristine.

This first picture was from the decorations inside the Hilton. I loved the whimsical stars just floating about.

"I believe that mankind's destiny lies in the stars."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Neil Gaiman (American Gods)

You guessed it....St. Augustine

Have I expressed my growing love for St. Auggie? Yes? Well, I won't bore you to tears with how each little street, every doorway, fence, bridge and home makes me smile. No. I won't. But, I will show you some more pictures.

There is work being done on the Bridge of Lions. The wall that was built in the river/sound amazes me.

Hole in the water

Bridge work


Flags by the water

These are from the sweetest little farmers market on the east coast. Quite possibly, the sweetest this side of the Mississippi. I'll stop now.

“Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
¸.•*´¨`♥ George Eliot

Squash in a bowl

Wire Smoke

Limes & Swirls

"Her colors are pink and pink"
¸.•*´¨`♥ M'Lynn ...Steel Magnolia

Purple Jug

Purple Berry

"The artist, like the God of creation, remains within or behind or beyond or above his handiwork, invisible..."
¸.•*´¨`♥ James Joyce

Aqua Swirls

"Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Samuel Butler

From there we went for a drive through Anastasia State Park. It was stunningly beautiful. The seashore, trees, marshlands and seaoats. Oh. The seaoats. D wanted pictures of seaoats for a while...so here they are. And one more over at Sharondipity Photography.

The Dune

Purple Grasses

Over the marsh

Seaoats

Dune Fence

Against the wind

Beach hats...his & hers

Lighthouse on horizon

Seaoats & blue skies

"here's to the hearts an' the hands of the men, that come with the dust and are gone with the wind"
¸.•*´¨`♥ Bob Dylan

"Every time you pick up a grain of sand you hold a universe in the palm of your hand."
¸.•*´¨`♥ 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Sunday morning blueberry pancake needs

I woke up wanting...no, needing blueberry pancakes. This alone took us into St. Augustine to the Cafe Eleven for their brunch. I like this little beach cafe for several reasons. First, and foremost, it is a beach cafe! And to get to it, we travel through St. Augustine which is always fun...an adventure in it's self. Oh, the food is wonderful too!

Cafe Eleven

"American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957. "
¸.•*´¨`♥ Tom Holt

D always gets iced tea. I love iced tea, but it was breakfast, so I get coffee. Hot, sweet and creamy in a big mug. Sorry...didn't get a pic of it.

On the way to the cafe we passed a church that had a pumpkin patch. D stopped so I could grab a couple of shots.

"I'll be sitting there in that pumpkin patch and I'll see the Great Pumpkin. Just wait and see, Charlie Brown."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Linus

Pumpkins & Gordes

Baby Pumpkins

Shoes & Pumpkin

"On Halloween night, the Great Pumpkin rises from his pumpkin patch and flies through the air to deliver toys to all the children. "

¸.•*´¨`♥ Linus

Here is what was happening at the beach...

Seaoats

Pier people

“The Way You Wear Your Hat.”
¸.•*´¨`♥ Warren Beatty

While this fellow was contemplating life, the three pictures following are what was happening to his belongings behind him...unbeknownst to him.

"The act of contemplation then creates the thing created. "
¸.•*´¨`♥ Isaac Disraeli

Here's the plan...

Obtained pretzel

The get away

We told him what was occurring and he jumped up, tried to save the bag which had been ripped wide open by the blackbird. Then he decided what the hey and threw a couple of handfuls of pretzels for the little thieves.

"Dance is so joyous."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Graeme Murphy

"Dancing faces you towards Heaven, whichever direction you turn."
¸.•*´¨`♥ Sweetpea Tyler

Fall is here!

The following sign is one I had been wanting to get a shot of for some time. Today I just stuck my camera out the window and did a drive-by.

Blue Sky

A morning at Mickler's Landing

We finally were able to pull of a beach trip without dumping our water supply early in the game...meaning we stayed longer. It was a hot hot hot day. But the water felt wonderfully cold. The waves knocked me down more than once, much to the amusement of D. He was still laughing as I made my way back to the towel.

I walked down the beach to what I like to call the 'wild' beach. No people.

The wild beach

Then you have the people end of the beach...

Beachy people


There were various beach items...

Beach gear

Sand dollar pieces

Beach chairs

The beach goers...

Happy groups of women

Other photographers

Skim boarders

Bicyclers

Those with tattoos

Eating lunch

Horses on beach

The kids...

Serious business

Playing in the sand

Sassy

Sandcastle girl

Grandpa has the gear under control

Pink girl

And finally, the beach hats...

Reading

The horse's lady

Minty green

Blue hat reader

A rare catch...a man in a beach hat

Green lollypop

With and without

Cowboy and baseball

Where's Bumble? (this is for Nikki)