The Good, The Bad

After going out to Mexican food for dinner and being so full we could hardly move, we decided to talk a nice little walk on the boardwalk to get some blood pumping and work off some chips and salsa. We got to the beach.

This is what the sky looked like. (Middle of July, mind you.)I wanted to get some fun pics of the usual sailboats and yachts that were in the bay and the harbor.

This is the only boat I could find.

When it started to rain, we decided to head home.

This is what I saw in the parking lot. UMM. HELLO... WEIRD? No one else seemed to be paying any attention to this! Depressing/weird pictures from our little adventure. Does that not always seem to happen when you actually bring your camera and want to take some fun pictures?

So BEFORE we went out to dinner, I had stopped over at my aunt's house and my little cousins had BEGGED to play with my camera. I let them take it outside while I chit-chatted. When it was time to go, I gave them hugs and grabbed the camera. I asked where they went to take pictures and they replied, "No where! Just around here." Booooring, I thought. I was probably just gonna delete them from the camera so I wouldn't have to deal with stupid pictures of the grass and their feet taking up room on the computer.

But of course... While I was uploading the pics from our depressing little journey to the boardwalk, I realized I had not yet deleted little J's pictures, and they were going on my computer. I took a quick glance and was surprised. (Our little photographer is only 6!!!!)

Just in the perimeters of her little backyard, she had managed to capture more beauty and color and cheerfulness than I had at the boardwalk. Sometimes it's the simple things that are so beautiful, and that we just take for granted. Like a freakin' shadow? That's the cutest little picture ever, and yet we overlook the simplicities where a 6-year-old mind finds beauty.

I loved looking through her pictures. Seeing a normal background through the eyes of new innocence and creativity, and making some pretty darn cute photos while she's at it. ;)

PS. Another reason we had to abruptly leave the park? Drew suddenly remembered... "Oh we gotta go! I forgot a put a Coke in the freezer at home!"

Come to find outtttttt. He also wanted to get home in time to see the last ever Friday Night Light's episode and make it to the late showing of the last Harry Potter....

Rough day on the poor guy. Two stories/shows that he liked (weird, I know) both had to come to an end. :)

Just ANOTHER reminder how there is indeed good in every day (a great TV show, a LONNGGG movie, a pretty pink flower, a baby girl's shadow) amongst the not-so-great. (the end of a great TV series, the end of a great movie series, a rainy JULY day, 2 bodiless figures..?)

We just gotta have perspective, and keep our eyes open to the good stuff. :)

"Not every day is good, but there is GOOD in everyday."