A Better View

On any given warm-ish day, I am likely to imagine myself at the beach at least once. Like today. Although it is cloudy and windy, my thermometer reads 75 degrees. So of course, I'm taking a visual vacation. Can you see it?? No? Let me help you.

This is my actual view for today, the February 28 skyline from my backyard:

It has it's own sense of bleak beauty I suppose, but this is what I'd rather see:

Mmmmm... St. Croix. Gorgeous, yes? I'd love to be standing right there again. Sun warming my skin, breeze lifting my hair, the soft sound of the water kissing the shore, the vibrant colors of tropical foliage...

Or here, EI, NC (one of my favorite places):

Much more realistic for the present- again with the ocean breeze, the roar and shush of the waves, the water skimming over my feet, and the feel of soft sand beneath them...

These images have planted a serene smile on my face. Makes you want to just take a deep breath and go "aaaahhh." doesn't it?

Where do you go on your "mental vacations"?