laurel bluff

exploring a new-to-us trail

in our beautiful county

entering through a stand of massive bamboo

 springtime forest

 ferns&moss&fleurs

 snowdrop winds

no such thing as a weed in MY book

~ lovely way to spend a quiet Saturday afternoon ~

CreekBeachBreak (say THAT 3x fast!)

with samuel off at college,

joseph & i were a twosome for spring break

this year....

(next year, guess it'll be a onesome)

my brother & his family happened to be home for the week,

so we headed South!

l-r: Joseph, Ember (dog), Alex, Samantha

while we waited for high tide,

we enjoyed a walk out on the tidal flats

near their house.

high tide, here they come!

a Saturday evening paddle

for Joseph, Samantha, & my brother Jeff

 Jeff took the wet kayak;

Joseph & Samantha were in the double

 ...setting off!

walking back to the house,

i encountered a beautiful

green heron

Sunday afternoon

was delightful at the beach

on Isle of Palms!

constructing a Ball Roll

 Joseph travels with frisbee,

so...beach frisbee!

ball roll demonstration

by Samantha, audience #1

ball roll demonstration

by Samantha, audience #2

watching it a third time

via slow-motion video (i think)

Samantha (10), Alex (12), Joseph (16)

 meanwhile, back at the house...

Ember snores like a puppy

side-by-side gaming

 meanwhile,

Samantha makes eggs pink!

Samantha's birthday sombrero...just because

we hooked up to Raleigh after a few days in Mount Pleasant

no human photographs, but Mom & I went to the WRAL gardens!

O R A N G E !!!

hellebore (lenten rose)

pink perfection camelia

 the humans i took a picture of

Joseph & Grandpa

& we brought Samuel home with us for a long weekend...

(hard to believe his freshman year at NCSU is almost over!)