Tuesday, November 11, 2008

on the beach

They studied their grandchildren, a little boy and a little girl, playing in the surf. The parents of these toddlers walked hand in hand along the beach, their dog took refuge from the sun under a giant driftwood log. as they lay on a blanket in the sand, laughing and cuddling. The grandparents pointed at and chatted about every aspect of the behavior of the little ones. Proud and vigilant they watched over their treasure. The young mother of the children told me she loved my portrait of her parents.

They all walked off up and over the dunes to their campsite. We stayed till the end of the day. We love it at the Pinery. We love the beach. Jacob rode the waves to the sunset.

3 comments:

Paula Eisenstein said...

Such a classic portrait.

Paula Eisenstein said...

It's too cold. I want to go to the beach. Wah!!

Anonymous said...

i wouldn't say you illustrated the situation, i'd say you replicated i. really nice.