Monday, July 5, 2010

..I'm gonna soak up the sun .....

ah..sorry i didnt postet earlier again but i was away all day long to the beach in the netherlands...but before we go any further here is my fav song for the moment which i played on the 3 hour drive to the beach again and again

so..thats rox which totally reminds me of my golden teen-times when i was a huge fan auf lauryn hill and would play her album "the misseducation of lauryn hill" all the time..

anyway...good music...so i decided spontaneous to go with mini, my cousin dirk and also minis best schoolfriend r. to the beach on sunday...i love the little city were we go to often on the weekends in summer..its about three hours from here an you have to drive from the netherlands through belgium into the netherlands again...the beach is huge and never too crowded..even on hot days you never get that "bah..people like oil sardines-feeling"....
it was minis first time on the beach because before we only went there with mini2 and he had a blast especially because i allowed him to bring his friend along...he said he had been to the beach before (6 times) but i dont believe him after i saw his reactions on the water and the sand and the fact taht water was salty..so it seems they both had a first time and it was such a great day with playing, swimming and laying in the sun eating cool grapes, melons, rucculasandwhiches and reading (dead rain by i dont know who and dark enchantment, again, by our beloved janine ashbless) while kids were running in and out of the water , spreading water everywere, burrieng their toes in the sand and feeding the seabirds with grapes and bread crumbs...actually i wrote about that place before but can not find that post right now...

sunset at the beach
the old beachhotel which i love so much since years and years

i hadnt been to the oecean for a while and so i totally had forgotten how it feels like to float there...arms spread face upwards the sky in the salty water...my eyes closed and my skin warmed by the sun ...the world fades out..i m the only living person on this planet...my mind clears..opens up...my lips a bit numb by the waters saltyness...i mean..is there anything better to get reliefed from everyday stress? to let go...i never can bring myself to shower off the salt directly there on the beach..no..i just get back in my clothes and let it dry on me...i like the ride home..sun still burning from the sky, kids sleeping in the back...shery crow on the radio...that was a good day...
the way to the beach...
mini and his friend on the beach..


then we dropped r. his mommas house and had a little lunch which includes these huge meat tomatos? garden tomatos? which i lately harvest directly from teh garden and who have the size of baby heads (sorry jo) and who were in this case filled with mince, mozarella and herbs/spices..i mean..look at these beauties..believe me that was a good day with a good ending... so..that was me..i hope your sunday was similar good...

12 comments:

Ms. Moon said...

This makes me so happy. Yay for spontaneous trips to the beach. And my granddaddy never showered the salt off his body while at the beach. He said it had healing powers and I am sure he was right.
Lovely.

Petit fleur said...

OMG! I MUST know how do you grow tomatoes stuffed with mincemeat? Here they are only stuffed with tomato seeds! ha! They look super delish...

That sounds like a magnificent day in all ways. Having a soundtrack that you love, and food that you love, people that you love and a place that you love to accompany your your favorite activities is the very definition of heaven.

beautiful pictures too. Thanks for sharing.
xo

Jo said...

Beef tomatoes - though I've never seen ones the size of baby heads :)

No one showers here, there aren't any!

Gorgeous day.

Jo said...

Um. I thought I'd added, no one showers at the beach here...

Danielle said...

ms moon..i believe the same!! in teh healing power of the ocean and its salty minerals...mini had hurt his back the other day and i just said: wait till tomorrow..the ocean will heal you" and et voila..toda ythe wound was already closed!

Danielle said...

pf..the secret is in the sauce..lol

believe me..they were delish..mini was going crazy over them:-)

and it was a wonderful day..and i m happy i can share them with you..:-)

Danielle said...

jo..u dont have showers in ireland?

Danielle said...

oh..wow..that was a quick reaction jo..lol

well..here you have the beach showers everywhere..but..uhm..i dont use them..i like to smell and taste like the ocean for a while

Jo said...

Sigh, it's gone grey again here. The beach photos are so beautiful! Still... wouldn't swap for 39', nuh-uh.

Mwa said...

Gorgeous idea. We sometimes go to endless beaches in the Netherlands. Next time I will look out for you.

Jo said...

You might see him, and all, he's very tall...

Danielle said...

@ mwa

yes..that would be awsome wouldnt it??:-)