One day last week after a sunrise walk, the pups and I ran into a pair of identical twin sisters at the dunes. They were in their late sixties or maybe mid-seventies – hard to tell because they were wearing identical dark sunglasses and both had a beautiful head of dyed red hair – not a single grey. I couldn’t stop looking at them and my boys. Two sets of twins.

Anyway, one sister was saying how much the dunes had changed since the last two hurricanes. I asked about the sign, posted at the beginning of the walk.

“Oh! Oscar. He’s a gopher tortoise, but no one’s seen him since hurricane Matthew.”
Well, I saw Oscar yesterday. He’s alive and well, about the size of a big gumbo pot lid. His shell is perfect and he was moving along, faster than you imagine a tortoise can go. I could have kicked myself for not having my camera with me, but sometimes I just can’t wrangle three dogs and my phone.
I hope we see the sisters again. I want to tell them we saw Oscar, and I’d love to ask them some questions. Maybe get a photo.

We made the sunrise this morning and found a treasure, a new smelly jelly. Pearl loves them and has to sniff them all over.
I love them because each one looks like blown glass sculptures.
We’ve found all kinds of treasures in the last month.
But now it’s time for a cup of coffee and to sit. No more rambling until I get some work done. I’m working on a fun Friday blog, called Fan-Girl Friday, where I’ll introduce you to some incredibly talented people that I’ve been fortunate to know and I’m a fan of. I’ve had great responses from the people I’ve reached out to – all I have to do is stay inside and work out the details. It’s a great lineup already – photographers, artists, travelers, do-gooders, songwriters, authors, and hopefully a buck dancer or two.
Until then – be kind, have fun, and look for magic in ordinary places.
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Lovely photographs and a breezy and mood-lifting blog! Nice knowing you and looking forward to reading more of your work. Glad you liked my blog, thanks for the follow!
Thank you, same to you!
There are certainly plenty of stinky things on the beach for a dog to enjoy! My sister’s dog likes to roll in anything smelly!!
I’m lucky, they’re mostly sniffers! 😁
So happy you started a blog! I love your stories, and though I don’t usually follow blogs, I have a feeling I’ll be following yours!
Thanks, Jerri! ❤
Nice…not sure where I fit in your Friday categories!
Please. You are THE dogooder. 😉
nice, can’t wait to read Fan-Girl Friday.
Oh, it’s going to be fun!!
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