weekly reviews (I guess I got behind a tad;)

September seems to be a crazy busy month for us....we have a few September birthdays in the immediate and extended family; like in our household alone 50% of the people were born in September, and 50% in January. Add to that: siblings, parents, cousins, nephews, nieces...and we travel for these birthdays...twice, so it gets kind of crazy in September.   But, to help take some of the stress out of the craziness, with more travels coming in October (at least for the hubby;), we decided to forgo our annual camping trip to the Smokeys this year, and camp more locally.  Other than the horrible mosquitos, it was fabulous!


Scenes from the last three weeks of craziness:


bridal shower for my nephew's fiancee':
 


my medicine cabinet, plus Reiki, after I stepped into a fire-ant hill....my foot seriously healed very quickly!

my new nature-inspired jewelry line!

 
celebrating my mom's 69th Birthday, Hilton Head Style:

cool sea turtle sand sculpture:

my container garden update (not much survived...but bell peppers and Meyer Lemons did!)

camping on the beach, cool sun rises (since I had NO excuse not to wake to go see it, since I was literally right on the beach)

our birthday girl turned 11! there was camping AND horseback riding!

oh how quickly they grow:


scenes from our Hunting Island State Park camping trip (one hour by car, 3 miles by boat;):

lots of cool driftwood!

 
me and my mommy and the puppies:


camping in a maritime forest with the ocean just yards away: 


perspective:


 regular visitors to our campsite:


and then there was this time, when J and I kind of took a wrong turn on Hilton Head, and landed at a new rum distillery tour and tasting....ooops:

and a great time was had by all, full of joy, beauty, and adventure! 

picnic lunch with my girls

did a Kundalini/ Snake Medicine Meditation last night

....and look who comes to visit today!

Black Racer (harmless) on my back patio! 



Athena Perrakis

Hi Sherry, this is Athena's assistant Rae (as you predicted wink emoticon ). What an amazing experience! We've heard from a handful of people that they also saw a snake shortly after the Kundalini meditation. I asked Athena about it, and she said when you see snakes after the meditation it is meant to ground you in the Kundalini work you just did smile emoticon Light and love, Rae

wildlife in the south:)

this week's boating adventures.....

J finished the trailer!  What we (ok, he...I know better:) thought would be a full day job, wound up taking a little longer...so we found a nice little sanctuary at Shelter Cover on HHI for Little Sea Hunt to have her little two night holiday.   She was in good company amongst the bigger boats, sail boats, and yachts:)  Isn't she cute?
  
She was in danger of falling through the rusting out trailer. J worked hard to replace the parts with stainless and aluminum.....works much better with salt water! 


She is MUCH happier now!

and so am I :D
  
Oh Captain my Captain
 
And on Wednesday, while the girls were at Camp Grandma and Grandpa (for a few days), J and I had a little date afternoon, bringing Little Sea Hunt back to home sweet home!  


Which means she was ready for Friday, when the girls were back home and ready for boating!  

 

We decided to try a different boat landing that we knew would be a lot less crowded....we usually launch from a landing that is locating between the two bridges that take you onto Hilton Head Island...but you know...July fourth weekend....major tourists happen.  We opted to stay away from our comfort zone.

And today we thought we were headed to Skull Creek, but apparently missed our turn and wound up on the ocean. My first clue was seeing all the beaches; my second clue was seeing two airplanes come in for a landing ... We opted to turn around rather than take the long way around;)  And finally found our way to Skull Creek, to be greated by a large pod of dolphins!  I think we say about 25!  If I weren't on a boat and all, I'd bring a good camera.  So, my iPhone shots will have to do:   





And after we returned to the dock, we were greeted by this Great Blue Heron.  I've seen him here before.  He seems to be an opportunist of sorts, snagging fish from the fishermen:) 



and another great day on the boat, was had by all!

I got to float on the boat ALL day....

while hubby did an all day job (to be continued tomorrow...) on the trailer......
 
I learned how to tie a Marlin's Spike (nautical knot)....that was cool

I got a tan (ahem, baked)...that was nice
 
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the boating/marine type of life style...I think I would LOVE to sail the seas...you know, if I weren't prone to motion sickness and all (no issues on our boat though :D )
**side note:  So, aside from watching the anhinga, I've been sitting here, surrounded by very large boats and sail boats....my 20 ft Sea Hunt is a dinghy in comparison...debating if I should give up some of my ice cold water to clean a spill in my cooler.....I won't tell you how long it took me to discover an alternative water source
I also met a new friend...my friend is called an anhinga, and she sat within eight feet of me for about an hour....flappin', drying off, stretching her neck 180 degrees to scratch her tail, scratching her neck very methodically, with each webbed foot......shacking her tail back and fourth....airing out the "pits" ...it was quite an interesting process.  And after this almost hour long  process of drying off was complete, she suddenly dove into the water, and I did not see her surface.  They are incredible swimmers.  My new friend is very interesting:)
 


The kiddos are at Camp Grandma and Grandpa this week....I (errr) I mean, they, were so very excited for this anxiously-awaited day to arrive.  J worked hard on the trailer...you know, when he wasn't napping, which apparently went on for hours, because we arrived around 8:30 to put the boat in the water at a private dock....and he apparently did not start the job until around 2:30....so, the boat slip is now rented for the night...no I did not opt to sleep on the boat.....and the job will be completed tomorrow (I hope:).....I had a great day....my sole responsibility was to float on a boat :D


I LOVE LOVE LOVE the coastal life-style!