Beach Week 2013-It's All About the Sunsets

For the past five years I've been spending a week in August at a rented cottage on the ocean in Stonington, Connecticut.  For one week of the year I do absolutely nothing.  And I mean nothing.  Nothing except read mindless fiction novels, work on my tan, eat fried seafood and watch the sun set.  Since I'm only a little over an hour from home, I usually get a steady stream of company.  I enjoy sharing the the experience with friends but try to maintain a good balance so I get the time I need to recharge.

Every year the week flies by and this year was no exception.  Two weeks would be nice but between work, pets and garden care it would be difficult for me logistically.  And why overdo a good thing?

Loctaed in a small cove, the cottage faces west.  Every night I set my beach chair out on a small spit of sand just steps from the door and watch the sun set.  Weather obviously plays a huge factor.  Some years are better than others.  On a scale of one to ten, 2013 was a ten.

Saturday night

Sunday night

Monday night

Tuesday night

Wednesday night

Thursday night

Friday night

Normally on vacation I'm not up at the crack of dawn but one morning I woke up and noticed the moon was setting outside my bedroom window in the southwest.  So I grabbed a robe and went out in the dark.  Not the best pictures but not bad for a handheld camera on the slowest setting.

Early mornings weren't bad either.  Some were overcast.

Some were brisk.

Some were calm.

And one was foggy.  I love foggy.







All in all it was a great week!  Now it's back to reality.

 

 

Sue~