Monday, January 4, 2010

Appreciation

To celebrate New Years this year we went camping with my parents, my brother and his family at a beach not far from home.

New Years day began with coffee and bacon and eggs and then we all went for a walk on the beach. To our surprise and delight we saw some seals frolicking in the water. They were really fast and showing off, jumping out of the water like dolphins and popping up to check we were watching. They were a bit fast to get a photo of, which was a little disappointing, until we rounded a point and found these two lying about on the beach.

They paid no attention to us whatsoever. Just looked at as and went back to sleep. As you can see below Kym was able to get pretty close.



How amazing is it that we were able to witness the beauty of God's creation in the wild like this. It really makes me appreciate that I live in a pretty amazing, unspoilt place.

We spent most of the morning just watching the seals at play, then headed back to our campsite. The afternoon was for beach cricket. Scott loves beach cricket. I was happy to sit in my chair and read (and got sunburnt!).


All in all it was a lovely relaxing day spent with family. Perfect way to see in the New Year.
Happy New Year everyone!!! May your lives be filled with God's blessings.








5 valued opinions!:

Joanie said...

I love the pictures! Delighted you were surrounded by loved ones and God's amazing Creation...

Leah Adams said...

now that is just plain COOL!! I cannot even imagine getting that close to those wonderful creatures. So glad your holiday was wonderful. Glad to see you back.

Leah

Anonymous said...

Happy New Year to you!!! How cool are those seals! Hope the sunburn's healing well - got the aloe vera? ;)

Anonymous said...

Lovely to hear from you and glad you are able to relax... one of those seals looks like its balancing a butterfly on its nose.. how cute. Your pics really inspire me to visit your neck of the coast sooner than later. Its been a long time.
Enjoy the rest of your break..
Lynette

HisPrincess said...

Joanie and Leah: its truly a privilege to be able to get that close.

Naomi: Sunburn is healing up nicely. Yes I have aloe vera!

Lynette: You are always welcome to come visit our neck of the woods!