January 12, 2014. Ormand Beach, Florida.

The merging of sea to shore is special. This huge expanse of ocean bring treasures to the shore and we walk along looking for these gifts. This afternoon, Ken and I walked the Ormand Beach. It is a wonderful beach. The sand is hard and level, which is perfect for walking. Today was especially pleasant as it was sunny but chilly, so very few people were on the beach. And there were thousands of shore birds, some we recognized and some we had to look up when we got home. Once again, I needed my birder friends along. We spotted at least three different types of gulls. And two types of turns. One bird we could not name, until we looked it up in the computer. Black Skimmer was the bird we missed naming. I thought it a Tern but it is merely "tern like" according to the internet. We also saw Plovers and Sanderlings. When we were just about to turn 60, Ken and I and Andrew ate lunch in the Canary Islands, sitting outside waiting to take our flight home. I asked a simple question: "What do we want to do in our 60's?" After much discussion, we decided to buy property on water. So we talked and thought and schemed and planned. The first thing we did was buy lake property in Texas with Suzanne and David. Next, after we sold our house in Kensington, we bought Ocean property in Nova Scotia overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. And we purchased ten weeks of a condominium in Mexico at Nuevo Vallarta, where we watch the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean. Our little condo in Mississippi is located 15 feet from the Reservoir. Now, in our 70's, we live overlooking water in every season. This all started because we answered a question and set in place a plan. I am often teased because I plan so far ahead, but unless you make a plan, nothing will happen and all you will do is respond to circumstances. Watching the sea meet the shore is magical which we enjoy every day, thanks to our plan.