Saturday... in the Park..

Actually, we were at the beach. I wanted to try out my new tripod that my mom got me for my birthday (thanks mom!). I wanted to use it at the bridge dedication, but as I was setting it up, I got denied. The party who denied me shall remain nameless. So, I didn't use it then. And turns out, I didn't use it today, either. I wanted to get a longer exposure of the sun going down over the water, but we couldn't see the sun from where we were; it was behind a cliff. So I just shot by hand. Since I was using my film camera, I gave Jeremy my digital to take some pictures. He did pretty well:

Where you see the bottom of the stairway - that is not underwater during low tide. it was high tide when we were there today. Usually you can walk at least 20 feet out to the tide pools from that stairway. Here's a great creative shot that Jeremy took:

So, we had a nice time there. We didn't stay long - there were a bunch of high school kids all dressed up for some kind of event at the Ocean Institute, where we parked. But it sure was nice while we were there. One thing that amazes me more than watching the ocean, is the sound of the ocean waves crashing against the shore. It's unmistakable - if I had to relate it to another sound that was just as unmistakable, it would be the sound of a Space Shuttle Launch. Either way, when you hear it, you pretty much know what it is.

Last night, J and I worked on our puzzle a little bit. It's going to be a hard one, at least I think so. Jeremy thinks it won't be. We made a little bit of progress:

We finished probably what will be the easiest part of the puzzle. This is what it's supposed to look like once it's finished:

That whole "vanishing act" thing scares me. Just kidding. But it'll be fun, that's for sure! Okay, I'm out. It's Saturday, so I get to work on my eBay listings. Oh, crap - is it after 10pm already?