17 Saturday Oct 2015
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All Sparkled Up, ballet, beach, children, nature, peaceful, photo, photography, sunlight, sunset
For just a moment, she stood in the sunset.
05 Monday Oct 2015
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She walked back from the beach.
29 Tuesday Sep 2015
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Looking for pirates.
Don’t let go of the sword.
Never give up.
31 Friday Jul 2015
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So looking forward to the stunning sunsets at Sunset Beach, NC this fall.
These photos were taken last year.
Sunset Beach NC, 2014
Sunset Beach, NC
Sunset Beach NC
15 Monday Sep 2014
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She’s six now. Last year she carried a ship to the beach. This year she carried a picnic basket.
The delicious treats filled the tray.
The blooming tea was still warm.
Coconut Cream glaze dripped down the blueberry pomegranate jam-filled cakes. Some were topped with toasted coconut and macadamias, others were topped with sugared rose and lilac petals. Vanilla pearls were sprinkled on top of shell-shaped spice Madeleines. Tiny oranges looked like blooming lotus blossoms and green and Concorde grapes filled the bowl. Crumbly Lavender Lemon Shortbread squares and tea cups were piled on the picnic basket top.
On the top tray: Vanilla Bean cakes filled with Blueberry Pomegranate Jam and topped with Coconut Cream Glaze, toasted coconut & macadamias, sugared lavender and rose petals. On the bottom tray, Spice Madeleines sprinkled with vanilla pearls. On the dessert plates under the tea cups: Lavender Lemon Shortbread.
[We had a wonderful time making the treats for this, setting up the table and photographing it all. Thank you, Gabriel Monroe, for being second shooter and lighting expert. Thank you, Uncle Butch and Aunt Dilly, for the use of your beautiful chair! We had a splendid time and it was perfect.
The lovely lace-embossed Filigree appetizer plates, bowl and infinity tray are by Rosanna, Inc.]
16 Wednesday Jul 2014
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This is what happens when Grandma plays in the sand box.
Pink Bear and Spotted Bear in the sand box, thinking of the beach!
15 Sunday Jun 2014
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beach, children, inspirational, nature, photography, Sunset Beach, toy boat, toy ship
Sometimes it seems like we’ll never get there.
We walk and walk and walk.
We even do some climbing.
And then there is even more to do.
But maybe it wasn’t about going to sea at all.
Perhaps it was all about the journey…
…and feeling the sand on your toes…
and the wind in your hair…
Enjoy the journey.
29 Sunday Sep 2013
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The little bears go a-sailing in the toy boat.
My granddaughter plays with the little bears and the toy boat.
29 Sunday Sep 2013
07 Wednesday Aug 2013
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beach, bears, endeavor, family, hms endeavour, Little Plastic Bears, photography, photos, Sunset Beach NC, toy boat, toy ship
That’s the name of a British research vessel, built in 1764. The HMS Endeavour explored uncharted oceans in the South Pacific.
The Little Plastic Bears long for the sea in the Endeavor. 
But the tide didn’t come in.
The ts Endeavor (toy ship Endeavor) piloted by Little Plastic Bears never made it to sea, despite her best effort to summon the waves.
Despite her best effort to beckon the waves closer, the bears didn’t make it to sea.
NOTE: If you would like to purchase a print of that photo, it is listed here on 500px.
Perhaps next time we shall sail.
