Happy Mother's Day Mrs Bass

Usually we head out to Martha's Vineyard for Mother's Day and make it a two-for with my daughter's birthday being only a few days from M-Day. But this year it was not to be, due to scheduling conflicts. So, instead we headed down to Rexham Beach in Marshfield, brought Gyasi the Ridgeback, and walked the beach. It was a beautiful day, even if slightly on the cool side. The pictures were taken with my iPhone, of course, slightly enhanced with iPhoto.

The surf was up, must be the remnants from the storm we experienced the past couple of days. A lot of people were out repair damage to their sea walls. We took a leisurely walk, found some choice sea glass, including this rare find, a prized cobalt piece.

We love collecting sea glass, so much so, we once commissioned Vineyard artist Marjorie Mason, to depict our summer morning ritual on Lamberts Cove, Martha's Vineyard, near Split Rock. That's me throwing stones into the crack of split rock. Marjorie is incredibly talented, her paintings are oil monotypes. She actually paints them backwards on a metal plate, then performs a one-time press onto canvas.

My eldest spent the entire walk on her iPhone SMS'ing her friend Dylan, my youngest was underdressed and chilly so she wrapped herself in a very fashionable sea shell print blanket, that Gyasi the Ridgeback used for comfort in the back of the SUV on the ride over.

The storm had carpeted most of the beach with smooth stones. I thought this shot was interesting, it captures my penchant for contrast and my Zen nature for simplicity and balance. Happy Mothers Day.