little kite

East coast girl with your sun tanned skin

Salt in your hair, kissed by the wind

You're wild and free to live and let be

Strings let go you'll soar and sink low

Follow the river away from the sea 

Float the Savannah, back home to me.

I once wiped the tears of a young girl's eyes 

Real life is tested by whether we cry.

Feel and allow it, for though there is pain 

A life without contrast is one built in vain.

Salt and fresh water, shadow and light 

Opposing angles build houses upright

I sit in my own house, thinking of you, 

little kite tattered, lost in the blue

I bottle my question and fling it to sea: 

Were sandcastles and kite flying only for me?

Coastal Cousins

In a serendipitous turn of events various cousins from various corners converged on Amelia... I was delighted to be caught in the cross-hairs. 

Christian is my cousin Joni's baby boy- he's from Augusta. Fisher & Logan are mine. Charley is my second cousin Chuck's baby girl~ she was there with her momma, Donna (and a BOY!). They're all from around Waycross.  Tyler is Joni's oldest girl, also from Augusta. Riley is also mine. (Chandler was @ the golf course) 

We couldn't have planned it. 

But we have proof it happened... Once Upon Amelia. 

:)  

JaxBeach Golf-Cation

Jax Beach Jubilation: 

Oddly enough, the first beach we hit this season was not the one closest to us. Clay had some business across town- (okay, it was a golf tournament.) Tee off was early the next morning, so we grabbed some SmashBurgers (the Sunshine Burger is my favorite) and a room near the shore.  Those of us who did not bring our clubs (or everyone except Clay & Chandler) spent the afternoon on Jax Beach while the big boys went to the driving range. 

This was one of our first really pretty days- the sand was warm, the water- no so much. 

Not everyone is deterred by cool water. Rye was escorted to the water's edge by each of us in turn. With Sister: 

And Fisher- (she calls him her prince): 

Lifeguards were training for the oncoming summer season. I think this lesson must have been "People Watching 101" or a "Rogue Surfer Roundup" drill: 

No shovel or pail but plenty of sand and teamwork for castle building: 

We even spotted a mermaid: 

The best part of a day filled with sand and wind and sun? Bedtime, of course. After a quick bite to eat, Clay took TheBigs to the pool while I de-salted and de-sanded HalfPint. 

She was asleep before her hair was dry, but I kept the air flowing a little longer just to be certain the 'return to room' noise didn't wake her.

Home or Away, the child has a knack for occupying an entire bed with her tiny frame.