Life's a Beach!!!

Lately, with the mild days and for the most part, drier air, tho there have been a couple of days with rainfall, Bud and I have been trekking the beaches. This time of year [and even the colder wintry days for me] the shore walking is so refreshing. Listening to the gentle waves, the birds calling, the light sea breeze, the different hues of blue and muted, sandy, browns along with the sparkling reflection of the Autumn sun atop the Gulf... It all makes a perfect day.

And of course, a photo to share some beach fencing...

The other day I spent the morning walking my 10,000 steps along Whitecap Beach. The human population was nearly nil. The shorebirds, tho very little numbers, were keeping active trying to stay a safe distance from me as I left my footprints in the sand. Mostly gulls, a few plovers and sandpipers, pelicans, along with a trio of gray legged willets.

...top left to right:  Juvenile Laughing Gull, Warming itself: a Willet, Hunting for its breakfast along the shore, another willet, Flying high a Willet and White Pelicans.



I've found a new author recently. At least new to me. I have always been fascinated by England's Tudor History, and this title popped!! It's an easy read, the text flows smoothy; well written. Of course fictionalized, but follows historical facts and filled with intense imagination. I'm enjoying it. The next in her work to read for me is about Lizzie Borden, another favorite subject. Here is her book from Amazon, Boelyn Wife, that I am reading now, Synopsis of Boelyn Wife:   Shy, plain Lady Jane Parker feels out of place in Henry VIII's courtly world of glamour and intrigue--until she meets the handsome George Boleyn. Overjoyed when their fathers arrange a match, her dreams of a loving union are waylaid when she meets George's sister, Anne. For George is completely devoted to his sister, and cold and indifferent to his bride. As Anne acquires a wide circle of admirers, including King Henry, Jane's resentment grows. But if becoming Henry's queen makes Anne the most powerful woman in England, it also makes her highly vulnerable. And as Henry, desperate for a male heir, begins to tire of his mercurial wife, the stage is set for the ultimate betrayal. Encompassing the reigns of five of Henry's queens, THE BOLEYN WIFE is an unforgettable story of ambition, lust, and jealousy, of the power of love to change the course of history, and of the terrible price of revenge.

To conclude my post I'm gonna share some of my witches along with a couple of other adornments for Halloween that I've set out for the season. Halloween fast approaches, and of course I'm loving their company.

Firstly, the living room's coffee table [it's also partially visible as my blog header this month]. It has webbing strewn around a couple of witch dolls from my ever-growing collection, silver candlesticks, the lighted globe and in the background, a small decorated lamp that I made from a plain black lamp with added shade painted with a witch silhouette:

All images can be enlarged by clicking on them....

Secondly, a few of my collection that is around the house; witch dolls. The last photo shows one of the newest additions. I purchased two of them...black cats on pedestals. Their eyes glow eerily in the dark with a flip of a switch!! And beside the black cat is my craft creation from last year I believe...the grapevine cornucopia twisted and painted black, then attached to a grapevine wreath for the witch hat brim. All lined with mini purple and orange lights. The brim of the hat has a feathered owl and ribbons/autumn flowers.

Thirdly, to keep my annual tradition going, I've created a small animated gif for anyone wanting a Halloween Treat. It's found on my top sidebar. Happy Haunting!!!