Home Beach

Swinging easily back into the ocean dictated life here on Skinny Island after a month-long romp in the wild, wild west.  Bike ride on the beach this morning indicated not much has changed– the usual suspects out for their 6:30 walk– but it’s August, a transition month, and there were a few more Plover and Willet working the surf than when we left.  The tropics are active; watching a storm brewing east of the islands.

 While we were gone there was apparently a good bit of rain, which encouraged the beach sunflowers to grow out over the front deck and threaten to come into the house.  A few more days and they would have.  I’ve always thought that would be kind of nice, to come home one day and have the outside growing in.  There’s a certain Gabriel Marquez feel to that, a tropical dream. Stay tuned.
 August and September are our best months for waves, with it getting real good, of course, when there are storms offshore.  No storms out there today, but there were some nice little two and three-footers rolling in, making for a nice re-entry into this exercise after a long absence.  a pure southeast swell, they were peeling long and smooth near shore making for long, easy rides of fifty yards and more.  Quite the good time.  It’s good to be back on the Skinny Island.