Sunrise on Miami Beach

Michael and I got up at O dark-thirty to watch the sunrise on South Beach.

~ BEAUTIFUL ~ 

 

Lord, in the hush of early dawn,

When all the world lies sleeping,

I place my life and all I love

Into Thy gracious keeping. —White

South Beach Art Deco District

We drove over to Miami (south) Beach

 to check out the surf and the Art Deco buildings. 

There is a 10 block area that is a historic art deco area. 

 I love all the colors, architecture, and intricate designs on the buildings.

Key Biscayne & Miami

We spent a couple days down in Miami Florida.

Here are some shots of downtown.

Then we drove to Key Biscayne to see the Cap Florida Lighthouse.

It was a real hot day. 

The light was closed but we were

 able to walk around the grounds.

   These spiders were all over the area. 

Not sure what kind they are but they were really big!

Here is a view through the palm trees.

Summer Scrapping

I have had these pictures from past Cub games. 

I came up with the idea to make the paper look like the jersey

 and I had these great embellishments forever. 

They finally all got together on one page!

Sarah and I enjoying the warm weather as we sailed out of Baltimore.

My friend brought me these page kits fromher latest cruise. 

 I had them togther in less than an hour. 

Thanks Meg!

Two more lighthouse pages down!

Name of the Game

Baseball seems to be the theme this month.

We had the opportunity to go see the Cubs play in DC.

It was a night game.  MUCH COOLER!

 

Matthew tried to get a picture of me with the president mascot. 

But George wasn't to cooperative. 

 He finally gave in, but wasn't very happy about it.

CUBS WIN!

Summer Happenings

Not much has been happening this summer.

It has been so hot I have been hiding inside

the A/C.

Michael and I met my cousin for a baseball game at Camden Yards.

I haven't seen my cousin for 30 YEARS!

It was nice to meet his wife Deb and catch up

on everything that has been going on for the last three decades.

One weekend we went to Fort McHenry for a picnic. 

We walked around the fort and

sat under a tree watching the boats sail by........

This tree caught my eye as we walked around the park.

I think it was the coloring of the bark that made this tree so interesting.

That's all for now.

Wednesday Night Paddlers

Our Wednesday night paddle group

went on a sunset/moonlight paddle. 

We began our paddle just before dusk. 

The water was like glass, the skys were clear and that made for a beauiful sunset.

We paddled for three hours, only taking a few breaks. 

The fun began as we all turned on our lamps and

headed back to the drop in point.  By that time my arms

 were killing me and I was beginning to

feel the wall of insects on the lake.

                                                          Over all it was a nice paddle. 

                                                    I am looking forward to our next trip.

Our Lighthouse Adventures

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More Cruise Layouts

This is when we were in Bar Harbor Maine.

Michael and I walk the same little trail

 around the area that we did the

 last time we visited.  I love that little town.

All three of us got a private kayaking tour of the harbor. 

We used ocean kayaks. 

 They are so much easier to use because

they have the little rutter to help stear. 

We saw all sorts of wildlife during the trip.

It rained the whole time we were in St. John's. 

So we didn't do any side trips. 

We just walked around the little town.

 

Halifax had better weather. 

We were ble to take a tour of the city and visit some gardens.

We also went to a maritime museum

but I haven't completed that page yet. 

Thanks for taking a look at my work.

HOT HOT HOT!!!

What do you do when everyday is in the 90's or 100's??????

I go SWIMMING (water aerobics)!!!

Thank goodness for this class everyday.

I get in shape and cooled off. 

Notice the haze in the picture.  It has been so hot for

 so long we have had a code RED for pollution

for a couple weeks now. 

 I hope it rains soon so it clears out the skys.

KEEP COOL!