Happy Birthday To Me

I received a wonderful surprise for my birthday this year. My husband planned a trip to the coast for a couple of days.

We had the beach to ourselves…well, except for numerous brown pelicans, a pod of dolphins, a whale and a sea otter we named “Cecil.” Cecil followed us up and down the shore as we hunted for buried treasure.

I took pictures of visually interesting rocks and,

After an afternoon of walking in sand, we decided to walk along a paved trail until the end. At the end of the trail, a wall separates public access from private residences. For the public, the wall does not represent a physical boundary of ownership, but a collective place to visually memorialize loved ones.