Mustang Island State Park, Corpus Christi, Texas September 2019
Wandering the beach after a storm I expect to find random items washed ashore. After the first couple flip flops I caught onto the theme. Perhaps the Gulf felt sorry for me since I’m always barefoot on the beach and wanted to remedy the situation? Before I left I mentioned to the Gulf that I also never carry money while beachcombing. Just sayin’…
Mustang Island State Park, Corpus Christi, Texas September 2019
Clearing skies reflecting on the wet sand.
After over a month with very little precipitation, the rain came in with a vengeance the other night (parts of town received three inches). As the storm blew away I traipsed out to the beach at Mustang Island State Park for an afternoon stroll.
It was completely empty. Mine were the only footprints on the sand. A pleasant switch from the crowds of summer and a small hint that the season is changing (even though the temperatures sure haven’t dipped yet).
Mustang Island State Park, Corpus Christi, Texas September 2019
I never know what I’ll find while wandering along the beach. I don’t usually take the time to read the labels on the trash I pick up but this one caught my eye. After I returned home a quick internet search informed me that it is a multi-purpose cleaner and degreaser called La’s Totally Awesome. I kinda like that name.
Spotted on the bathroom doors at the Beer Hut in Port Aransas, Texas. Pretty creative!
Fulton, Texas September 2019
This first pulse of clouds didn’t bring us any rain but what an incredible way to wrap up the day!
Bay View, Fulton, Texas September 2019
It was a very busy weekend for me as I moved out of my little cottage and helped a friend move into her new yoga studio. Oh, and I attended a few social gatherings as well. In the midst of all that running around I still managed to take a moment to enjoy the view. There are disturbances in the force to the east and south of us, hopefully that means our long dry spell will soon be over.
Sharing a slice of our Third Coast with y’all on this holiday weekend.
My afternoon stroll on Mustang Island took an unusual turn yesterday. The storm from the previous day washed ashore piles of flotsam. As a beach picker, it made me very happy to see all the detritus – I never know what will turn up.
It became clear pretty quickly that there was a theme to my treasures. Within half an hour I found seven pairs of goggles, fourteen pairs of sunglasses, a headlamp, and a GoPro. Most of the shades were too damaged to save but I now own a nice pair of Ray-Bans! Oh, and the GoPro turned on, I just need to figure out how it works. Thanks Gulf!
In the past couple weeks one tiny green light has flitted around my yard in the dark hours. The cheery twinkle never fails to make me smile and brings back memories of laying in a field and watching their aerial ballet overhead.
Last night I spent a few minutes trying to photograph my glowing friend. A relatively dull looking individual at first glance…
My Lightning Beetle
…but, man, is he spectacular when he lets his little light shine!
Note: I did not try to identify the specific species from my less than stellar photograph as there are 36 firefly or lightning bug species in Texas. Technically, it would be more appropriate to refer to these creatures as lightning beetles (since they aren’t true bugs nor flies).
“Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,
And here on earth come emulating flies,
That though they never equal stars in size,
(And they were never really stars at heart)
Achieve at times a very star-like start.
Only, of course, they can’t sustain the part.”
―Robert Frost
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