After nine days, the children have gone home.
Our house yawns astonishingly quiet and empty. The beaches here on Sandy-Feet Avenue and Perry’s Point look abandoned, lonely and forlorn; bereft of the three little beach bums that ran across them countless times a day.
A myriad of reminders surround me: empty sand pails, tiny mementos in the form of sea glass and shells from the beach, our grandson’s toy army tank left behind, a day pass from Windmill Bight Park, a box of our granddaughter’s favourite crackers in the cupboard, a candy wrapper under the bed. There is even a folder of GoPro videos they made saved on my PC desktop.
And I’m amazed at how much longer it takes for the dishwasher and the washing machine to fill up in their absence.
We miss our two grandchildren – plus one little friend – but we had an incredible time together filled with sweet summer memories and photos to look back on.
And there is always next year, God willing!
Here are a few captures from last week.
During one of these lazy afternoons, our girl decided she wanted to write a story. So while her friend and our boy continued playing on the beach, she sat down nearby with a pad of lined paper and a pencil. When I asked her what her story was about, she said with a shy grin, “Cats.”
I guess the (grand)apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
*All photos taken with iPhone 6
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fun
Jennifer's Journal 
How gorgeous that your grand daughter is a writer too, love to read the story, I bet your kitties are the heroes. Lovely photos and words Its Spring here today Jennifer and the sun shines brightly.
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It made my day when she told me that. She told me later that it’s going to be a long story so she would let me know when it’s done. 😊 Thanks, Kath. Enjoy the spring weather! xx
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Time flies when fun is being had, and photos are a great way to remember the fun and the laughter and how having the young ones around made us feel, well they are for me
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They sure are, Joanne! And there’s nothing like young ones around to make us feel alive. 🙂
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Happy faces. Happy times. Wonderful memories captured 😎
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Indeed, Val. I regret not taking my camera/phone along when we went to Windmill Bight. They had a ball jumping in the surfing waves there. Not that I need pics – their smiles and laughter are unforgettable!
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Such cute kids! It was nice that you were able to spend time with them. Looks like they had great fun!
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I’m hoping some of their best childhood memories come out of their time here. 🙂
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Love the shadow smiles shot 😀
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Everyone loves that one, Norm!
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I see why you’re going to miss them. What fun. BTW–I love that you added which camera took these photos. I have the iPhone 6 and wouldn’t have guessed the photos displayed so well.
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Thanks, Jacqui, it was a fun-filled week, but I’m going through a bit of withdrawal at the moment!
As for the photos, yes, the iPhone 6 has amazing capability as a camera on the fly, and if I were a more gifted photographer, I’m sure they would have been that much better. 🙂
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