Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude… ~ Deepak Chopra The day opens with beauty and gratitude (Wildwood, NJ November 2019)

November’s Seaside Sights… The best seat in the house! (Wildwood, NJ November 2024) It’s November! Time to make that all-important Let’s-get-Ready-for-the-Holidays list. What might your lofty list look like? So much to include! Where do we start? Well, obviously, we’ve got lots of shopping to do this month, with loads of trips to the grocery…

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further… ~ Thomas Carlyle (philosopher) Seeing autumnal beauty everywhere! (Wildwood, NJ 2025)

Autumnal Sunrise… The seaside path leading to November (Wildwood, NJ 2025) November, naturally, begins with a gratifying ocean sunrise…🌅wakes with a happy intention …wanders through a sunlit pumpkin patch…🎃🎃catches the rays of an amber glow…☀️cruises among rows of colorful chrysanthemums…paints a beach bucketful of seashells…🪣🐚checks out local fall festivals…🍁🍂 becomes a die-hard football fan!…🏈memorizes family…

Coasting toward Halloween…🦇🍫🍬 Darkness finds (sea)light… (Wildwood, NJ October 2025) On this dress-up-and-let’s-pretend-to-be-someone-else day, I will welcome fearless rollercoaster riders, rising royalty, pumpkins, pirates and a few Disney princesses into my seaside sphere. I will rise before dawn (darkness is my friend), watch the world slowly wake up and greet the creepiest of days with…

Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t… ~ Rikki Rogers (writer) Witnessing a beach sunrise builds strength (Wildwood, NJ October 2025)

The Happiest Hour… Autumn sunsets make the best company (Wildwood, NJ October 2025) The best happy hour is a sunset and good company… ~ anonymous but happy sunset lover It’s the prettiest and, dare I say, fastest season, why not fill each hour with happy, with beach sunrises and bayside sunsets, spending all of the…

🧡Things that we love tell us what we are… 🧡~Thomas Aquinas Sunrise Love… (Wildwood, NJ October 2025)

Biking & Bayside Sunsets… Wanting more of this! (Wildwood, NJ October 2025) Yes, I know we have  A LOT TO DO! We’re busy people! Who’s got time for apple picking when we’ve got appointments to keep? Perhaps, before the hurried holidays creep up on us, we can take a (sea)break and think about all we’d…

It is incredibly empowering to know that your future is in your hands… ~ Keanu Reeves A beach sunrise signals a bright future (Wildwood, NJ October 2019)