Cottage Crazy: Wednesday...wow...my two weeks are flying by...

Cottage Crazy: Wednesday...wow...my two weeks are flying by...: We thought we blew all the storm clouds away from Tybee and Savannah. Well another storm sneaked in around three this morning. Hershey was N...

Wednesday...wow...my two weeks are flying by...

We thought we blew all the storm clouds away from Tybee and Savannah. Well another storm sneaked in around three this morning. Hershey was NOT amused by the wind, rain, thunder, and flashes of lightning. Mike baby sat with him for a bit and he calmed back down. He was ready for his morning walk to the Light House but was a bit less frisky than usual. I guess poodles need their beauty rest too.

We had a great afternoon yesterday...lunch on the beach at North Beach grill followed by a low tide bike ride up the north beach all the way to the end of the island. With the breeze and sun we decided to take a short nap on the deserted beach...we keep a fold up picnic blanket in the bike bag...1,2,3...and we were both gone...ahhhh...

Several shrimpers were headed out early this morning...we have been eating our share. Made a shrimp salad for dinner last night and it was a hit with Mike.

Caught a piece of the shrimper and a few pelicans while keeping the sun in the corner along with the rail in the foreground...trying to remember the advice the fellow gave me the other day to try and improve my shots. Love the tongue of light at the top of this cloud bank...

Stepping Back from the Beach for a different view...

The Sun came out for our walk back to the cottage...it is hiding again. We are fluffing a bit since friends from the Mountain are dropping by for a visit and lunch on the island. They flew in Sunday and are staying in Beaufort. S. C. (pronounced according to a delightful local tour guide...like Beautiful!) it is only about 59 miles from Tybee Island. A delightful town...we loved our tour guide who had lived there all her life and was about 75...she was thrilled we were able to keep up with her fast walking so she could show us more of Beaufort which she clearly loved and with good reason.

Cottage Crazy: The Sun is Making a Come Back!

Cottage Crazy: The Sun is backing a come back!: The Sun played peek a boo with the clouds but it finally showed it's face. Very warm this morning...no need for the long sleeves. The cloud...

The Sun is backing a come back!

The Sun played peek a boo with the clouds but it finally showed it's face. Very warm this morning...no need for the long sleeves. The clouds are heading away from the beach so we are planning a long beach bike ride for low tide this afternoon to see what the rough seas may have washed in.

The storm reshaped the dunes...loved how the sand looked...almost like a molten liquid...It always surprises me how quickly the temperature jumps up as soon as the sun shows it's smiling face.

Working on capturing a few shots with birds for future ideas for paintings.

Notice Mikey in the far right hand corner...standing with Hershey on the beach walkway.

Mike and Hershey...Hershey doesn't like having his picture taken but I sneaked this one in on him!

Our Swing

The inspiration for my turtle painting...planning on installing it this week when the Handy Husband has time.

Another bird shot...no pun...intended!

I liked the combo of the dune in the foreground and the surf and poles in the background for perspective...something I sure struggle with when painting.

Very uplifting...what an awe inspiring sight.

Rainy Marsh Monday on Tybee...

This is our view out of the sun porch side window. The marsh is unusually full this morning. High Tide and it has been raining off and on since early morning. We went out for a walk with Hershey to get a better idea what the surrounding marsh looks like after and during a good rain.

The view front the back of our neighbor's Cottage a couple of doors up towards Horse Pen Creek. The dock looks much closer to the water that a typical high tide.

Another view of Horse Pen Creek Marsh...amazing how it has transformed from basically a sea of green to a lake in the space of a few hours. I usually find it hard to visualize how the boats and kayaks get in and out but today it is easy to see this as a Water Way.

We have decided to stay in the Cottage and resist the urge to run into Savannah. I wouldn't want Hershey to be scared if we were gone. He is usually fine to stay sacked out on the sunporch day bed. But he doesn't like loud noises...like thunder and lightning. The Day Bed is his favorite perch. We throw a giant blanket over the pillows and bed and he quickly claims it as is own. Yesterday I took a long nap on it with him and later he was like a two year old every time I got near the porch he would run and jump on the day bed to officially claim it as his own special place.

I plan on reading on the chaise and listening to the rain on the metal roof as the wind slips in throught the live oaks and the acorns go ping every so often. Reading Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott. It is a very thought provoking book which is the perfect read for a rainy Marsh Monday in a Tybee Cottage!