Thursday, March 25, 2010

Gathering shells on the beach

I love walking on the beach and picking up shells and rocks along the way. It always feels like a treasure hunt. Through the years I've collected many memories of walking on the beach with my parents, my husband, my boys, and many friends. It always provides me with a "breath of fresh air" from my day-to-day life. 


Yesterday was my grandmother's birthday. I called her Grammy. Thinking about what I wanted to post on my blog - I remembered this beach image and how fitting it would be to share it in celebration of Grammy's birthday. She introduced my mother and I to the wise words of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and I still treasure her copy of the "Gifts from the Sea" book.   Thanks Grammy!!

5 comments:

Marthann's Musings said...

Oh Claire, I love it. My dream is to live by the beach. But since I live in the middle of the USA, it probably is never going to happen. I love your painting. You are so talented. I need to get work doing some painting.

Laure Ferlita said...

Lovely work, Claire, and such a wonderful quote!

lori vliegen said...

your shells are gorgeous, claire.....i could almost reach out and pick them up out of the sand! and i love your grammy's choice of great authors.....i have a copy of "gifts from the sea", too and it's one of my favorites! :)))

Kathy A. Johnson said...

Very pretty, Claire! I love Anne Morrow Lindbergh's writings, and especially love Gift From the Sea. You've got a lovely page here.

Krista said...

What a wonderful person Grammy must have been. Fitting sketch for her.