Posted in Travel Sketchbooks on July 30, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Bob takes the boys for a final boogie boarding while I pack and paint. Andy draws himself about to ride a huge wave and his brother Ben on a tiny wave. We abandon the Boardwalk plan after a 10 minute wait to enter an already full parking lot, and head downtown for lunch.
Young [...]
Posted in Travel Sketchbooks on July 28, 2006 | No Comments »
Elkhorn Slough at Moss Landing: Harbor seals, otters, brown pelicans, cormorants - two boys and a mom in their midst. Andy’s sketch of us kayaking with the creatures.
A fearless otter pops up beside me, noisily crunching a freshly caught crab. In moments he dives down, snatches another, and emerges again - [...]
Posted in Travel Sketchbooks on July 27, 2006 | No Comments »
Morning at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium.
P.M. Back on the beach again with the monster waves: boys boogie board again in the ice water while grown ups watch, windblown and sweat shirted.
Posted in Travel Sketchbooks on July 26, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Kayak Connection: 10:30am Exploring kayak options. . . boogie boards and wet suits for today.
Now at Twin Lakes Beach with 6 foot waves and lots of happy surfers and sunbathers.
Reading Yoga Journal. Should I start doing Yoga again? What is it about holidays? They always lead to self improvement plans.
Dinner [...]
Posted in Travel Sketchbooks on July 25, 2006 | Comments Off
Hello, Hello! Welcome to my very first blog. Thought I’d start by going back just a bit to my summer travel sketchbooks and a family vacation in Santa Cruz - family includes husband, Bob, and teenage sons, Ben and Andy and me of course. They’re very used to my whipping out my [...]
