Beachwalking 11/25/11

• Was stuck in my writing, so I ran errands and went beachwalking.  Must be the holiday weekend bringing so many out on the beach.  Not a summer-size crowd by any means, but more people than I've seen since I've been here:  family pods with chairs and coolers; couples holding hands and strolling; kids playing frisbee and soccer and tossing a football; dogs giving each other the "hello" sniff; shell snatchers; and several brave souls out in the waves.  One family had five girls and a boy, all black-haired, body surfing and building mud pies in the low-tide pool.
• Saw KAL + AMR drawn huge in the sand.  Made me smile and look forward to drawing RLB + DES when my Special Guy D comes to town.
• I was most amazed by the variety of wardrobe displayed on the beach at 64 degrees and sunny.  13-year old girls in bikinis rubbing each other down with tanning lotion.  Dudes in swimtrunks with bare chests and feet.  Older couples in jogging suits and sneakers.  One couple was completely clothed with a blanket thrown over them as they read in their beach chairs.  A black man wearing a nice long-sleeved shirt, long shorts, and carrying expensive-looking loafers had a chunk of jewelry hanging on his mid-chest that looked like a badge bearing the number 85.  Now I'm no jewelry aficionado, but I'd bet beachwalking privileges for a week that the cost of that bling would pay my condo lease until next summer.  Or longer.
• In case you're wondering, I was perfectly comfortable barefooting in capri jeans, t-shirt, and sweater.  And I came back inspired with several writing ideas.  So time to get back to work.