Sunburn equals the end of our beach trip.

On day three of our beach vacation we got up 

and made the sunrise!

The gulls were happy to wake up with the sun.

Little bird enjoying their first sunrise.

Just beautiful.

It’s just so beautiful.

Then we walked the boardwalk to the food shack.

Someone is feeling very sunburned.

This sign is something that my 

Husband has been pondering since our vacation.

He must live in perpetual summer because 

His hair has grown very light.

I think this sign might be something 

That came about due to the pandemic.

Jesus and germs are everywhere.

My very yummy breakfast. 

So my husband got so much sun

That he didn’t want to spend the whole day 

at the beach. So we started the 

Drive back to Somerville.

We stopped at a park that he had gone to when he was 

A child.

He is very interested in this big engine.

Time to find a new hotel and get ready to 

go home.

Kimberly 

 

Goal planning for July.

 

I fell off the wagon for goal planning last month and I gained 4 pounds 😑.  Next week starts a new month. Tomorrow starts a new week. I am going to be better.  

I have been doing really well with my exercise routine and I am going to keep working on it and try to make my workouts more vigorous. I have started to do weights for my arms and stretching after exercising. 

My other goal is to eat healthier. I have learned so far that what I like to eat is not as healthy for me as I thought.

My goal is to eat fruits and vegetables at every meal.

I am also going to try and drink one glass of water 30 minutes before each meal. I will work up to drinking 2 glasses of water by the end of the month. 

I’m also trying to listen to calming music and read from more spiritually focused books.

Do you have any goals for July?

Kimberly 

My vacation nature photos

Here are some nature photos I took on vacation.

Great egret at sunset.

Hooded gull

I enjoyed watching these gulls.

Great white headed gull

Great egret.

True swan. I think swans are so pretty.

Common grackle

Osprey looking for fish.

The hooded gull in flight.

Painted turtle.

Wood pecker.

Snapping turtle.

It was definitely a vacation with 

Lots of turtle sightings.

This one was so close I could have touched it.

We saw a bunch of dragon flies.

Blue jays.

A raven.

Squirrels.

This dragon fly was really fun to watch.

We also saw a lot of cute little chipmunks.

Hope you enjoy looking at the nature photos.

Kimberly 

 

Another day of sitting on the beach.

Our last full day at the beach. I had my fancy beach hat,

I had my suntan lotion. I had a beach chair and magazine.

I read the whole magazine.

My husband slept.

He also went swimming.

I photographed lots of birds.

Little bird was feeding the birds.

I went walking along the beach and found some shells and a lady bug.🐞 I saved the lady bug from drowning in the ocean.

It eventually dried up and flew away. 

Here is my shell collection.

In the background is the towel we have had since our 

Children were little. 

We had our favorite pizza for dinner.

Then caught the sunset. 

Oh how wonderful 

A lazy day at the beach can be.

Kimberly 

 

Beach vacation day two.

On day two of our beach vacation we were going to get up and catch the sunrise but we didn’t make it.

We went for a walk on the point pleasant beach.

We learned a bit about the large fishing boats.

I got some cool sea bird photos.

I think this is my favorite type of 

Gull. I’m going to do a 

Birds I saw on my vacation blog at some point.

Captain James is ready to fight.

After a day laying on the beach 

He was actually as red as a lobster.🦞 

My husband never really spent time on this 

Side of the inlet when he lived in New Jersey.

So it was a new adventure for both of us.

Little bird and the old fisherman.

I think he used to carry a lantern.

This is a memorial for people lost at sea.

The wooden anchor says “no grave but the sea”

And the plaques are memorials for people lost 

at sea.  I may try to look up the boat names and 

See what happened.

 

It’s nice to sit and feel the breeze and 

Watch the boats come in and out.

I have told my children,

look for me in the reflection of the sunglasses.

There are never photos of the photographer.

I enjoy walking the board walk and looking 👀 

At all the different beach houses.

They come in all different shapes and 

Designs.

The little beach bungalow is my favorite.

This was just an interesting looking place.

I joked that my beach house would have this type of yard,

Totally out of control, driving my neighbors crazy.

There are lots of cute shops on the boardwalk.

Why do I now need to lose ten pounds instead of five?

Probably my love of ice cream 🍦.

So much candy.🍭 

I was going to play this game,

But when we went back the next day we could not find it.

Now off to sit in the sun. 

Kimberly