La Mer

also known as the sea!!!!

is as calm as a mill pond on a windless day.

I am having a wonderful time and I wish you were here.

Well, not ALL of you,

the house isn't big enough,

but I wish SOME of you were here.

"Here"

is the

Outer Banks

North Carolina.

A stretch of sandy islands

that were home to buccaneers and pirates

shipwrecks and landings

by anyone and everyone

who ventured near the coast.

It is an area full of

history

mystery

folk lore

and

legends.

I don't know how many miles long they are

but they jut out into the Ocean

and each island has its own lighthouse.

Hatteras being the most famous.

If you want to know more

look it up..... :) :) :)

Anyway....

I am a year older

than I was the last time I wrote.

It was my birthday yesterday.

I am an old lady now,

no denying it

no pretending

no big deal

it doesn't quite compute

as I don't feel a day over 12

mentally that is

the rest is just gravity.

I had a wonderful day

hunting down the bead shops and yarn shops

walking around the charming little town of Manteo

taking photos and drinking coffee and just being

I get more pleasure out of the fact that my sister

gets to just be

she doesn't have to answer phones

solve problems, there are no demands on her

other than to kick back and just chill!!!

If you knew my sister

you would know just how funny

THAT

is.

I started the day arse up camera down on the beach

as the sun rose over the ocean

taking pictures of the reflections

I had a little model who insisted on being part of the show

as the sun god

Ra

rose over the sea

he looked and asked

how's it feel to be

as old as you

I answered him

I'll never be

as old as thee!!!!!