Few pics

 My seedlings of tomatoes and beans are up.  this picture from a few days ago.

I purchased this shelving and the lights that came with it from Amazon.  The trays hold water so the plants can soak from the bottom, and it makes them stronger. I still have them in my seedling trays.  I will be transferring them to their own little pot in a few days. 

I have them on my jalousie porch for now. 

I brush my hand across the seedlings often to make them stronger and it helps prepare them for the outside. 

A day trip to Colonial Beach Virginia on Sunday

Beautiful sunny day

This is Rosemary growing along our beach walk.  Look how pretty that bloom is. 

Lunch at Willys barbeque at the beach.

Mine was barbeque stuffed potato skins and cheese on top with a dollop of sour cream

Steve had the very good hamburger with a side of lima beans and hush puppies

Redecorated Riverview Inn

we have stayed here before and it's nice.

down the street a way

 I love this little gazebo on the patio 

On our way home we took in the most beautiful sunset. 

My husband still stands behind this ↓

bye for now 

betsy

Colonial Beach

Annette is here for a visit and since it was such a nice warm day,  we took a drive to Colonial Beach with grand girls on Saturday.  They had a great time sifting the sand and putting their feet in the water.  I can say the water was chilly but sifting for shells or pretty rocks is what they enjoyed doing.

annette - adalyn  - genevieve  with Maryland in distance

So many cloud formations - just beautiful

Steve taking children for a walk on the pier

He told them to wave at us and some others on the pier decided to also.

We drive here quite often and it's close enough to do so.  The

children can play in the sand.  Good clean air with always a breeze.

Genevieve looking ahead  loves to wear my hat.

Miss Adalyn

We took in the colonial beach museum for a donation.  interesting history of the area.
Annette and Adalyn are watching a film about the history here and she is very interested.
There is a room about the watermen and the history of the local oyster war.

Colonial Beach Virginia

January 3, Steve and I walked the beach in Colonial Beach looking for drift wood and some times I find little shards of sea glass and pretty rocks.
It was calm, no wind and sun hitting us as we walked,  felt good.

A keeper

tonight- 17 degrees at home, brrrr.

I am sharing with image-in-ing and Our World Tuesday
     
                         

Colonial Beach in October

Steve and I drove to Colonial beach last week.   We like walking along the shore and picking up shells,  little bits of glass and driftwood.   I always take some home.     While we are there we sometimes eat at Fat Friedas,  great food.   I got the flounder sandwich with onion rings and Steve got the Cuban sandwich - mighty delicious.   With my coffee we strolled the beach
   
October sky -  beautiful!  Among the homes below sits

The Bell House

This is taken from the side street - Colonel J. Burnside built it in 1883- son of  Civil War General Ambrose Burnside

The Colonel lost the house to the government over pay issues in the Union Army accts.

Owned first by A. Bells father then by Alexander himself

The home overlooks the Potomic River

more info from this site - thebellhouse.com/history

Though not to far from where I live ,   we would like to  spend a couple of nights

a respite for us - just to get away somewhere quiet

clear evening view to the town - calm water

Heres looking to the Maryland shore

I turned and started walking  toward the parking area

I look down and see this sea bird coming towards me

Sort of scary at first because he definitely wasn't afraid of me .

Never been around one  this friendly

He got up close and started  pecking at his foot,  seemed a little bashful now.

Very pretty gray feathers

he did not mind having his picture taken

He is so sweet looking

Anyway minutes later Steve said he found a shark - I hate sharks but the one he found was o.k.

A piece of drift that looks like a shark ,  thats a keeper

Walking back to the car we see since our last visit that there has been sprucing up around the area

nice plantings and decorative rock and fencing.

Will be back in a few weeks for more driftwood

til next time

Betsy