My Favorite Things #3

Rocky Beaches

St. John, USVI

Cape Cod, Ma

Acadia National Park, Maine

Searching. . .

For years I have been searching for a starfish whenever I go snorkeling. I am obsessed. Years ago I had a dream that I was choking on several large starfish. For some reason that dream has stuck with me and has created and driven this obsession. Whenever I mention my search to see a starfish in the water, people tell me where to go, that there are always starfish at such and such place. I go and I never find one.

This last trip to St John, though, I finally found a one! I had given up looking and there below me was this starfish. Just hanging out, waiting for me. We played nice for a little while, then the little guy was returned back to where I found him and he slowly scurried off. So now my hunt for the elusive little starfish is over, at least for now. I'm sure they will begin hiding from me once again, in which case I will have to begin searching once again.

Darkness. . .

A thunderstorm rolled through last night and knocked the power out at our house for over 3 hours. I managed to stumble through the darkness and find the candles and matches. (The joy of living in a tiny house is one doesn't have to go far to get anything, which cuts down on the amount of times one trips and runs into things in the darkness.) The meowser lounged on the coffee table fixated on the candlelight.

If only . . .

. . .all road signs were this amusing.

St John

I have just returned from a trip to St John, USVI. My sunburn (where 50 spf did not do its job) has faded already and the 50+ mosquito bites are beginning to disappear. I no longer have a beautiful view off my deck, but I have lots of pictures to remind me of a spectacular week.

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