ocean anniversary

 Our anniversary arrived.

Presents:

I got an Italian charm bracelet. Remember years ago how popular they were? I never got one back then, so I'm really happy with this one. It's full of charms that tell our story of our courting and falling in love and early marriage years.

necklaces:

Also got these two sparkly bead necklaces. One is mostly browns and one is  pretty shades of blue. I've enjoyed wearing them all summer and now Fall.

and this one with really big fun beads!

We had a great time visiting Hunting Island.

Up and over!

the Welcome Center has beautiful paintings/murals on the walls.

love to stroll through and enjoy them and enjoy all the Lowcountry scenes

I'm always on the look out for the colorful painted buntings in the marshes and gardens..... and yet to spot one in the wild.

So far this is all I've spotted of them...................LOL, on the wall

my sign I photograph every year on our anniversary. It's been all over. City streets and sidewalks, Charleston parks, in historic buildings and museums, on beaches, by rivers, IN the ocean,  up in trees, in gardens.

It was so windy! doing my Mary Poppins pose here, LOL

Lots of twisty  gnarled old trees

Very happy dogs enjoying their day in the salty breezes!

a beautiful and peaceful spot to sit and take a rest, so we did

a day full of beautiful wild scenery

I was mesmerized by the blowing grasses in the water that day.....made so many pictures!

Golden sunset, so pretty

I also got a belated birthday present from a friend and she totally surprised me......I love Mary Alice Monroe and have read EVERY ONE of her books throughout the years. Except this one. And she sent it to me!

Also this pretty necklace with those BIG BEADS and she did not know..........but it's identical to the necklace I got for our anniversary........except this one is different colors! What an amazing coincidence. I love them both.

There was also Steel Magnolias movie and a Donny singing songs from the 70s cd.

So we are so thankful we got to celebrate another anniversary and enjoyed our sunny and windy day at the ocean.

Well, here it is the weekend again already. Hope yours is safe and peaceful and healthy. 

We're finally getting a little break from the heat and some cool 80 degree days and cooler mornings.

Our hummingbirds are still hovering and swooping. I'm loving watching them as I know they'll be leaving on their annual long migration journey very very soon.

once in awhile we get a tiny "fairy egg" from our chickens. I think they are so sweet!

Merry Saturday, Y'all!