A Day In The Life

The photo a day challenge for August 3rd is “Start With A”

My favorite beach along the New Jersey shore is Avon-by the-Sea. The word Avon is not pronounced like the cosmetic company- “Avon calling” with a long A, rather it is a short A, like in the word cat. When my husband and I first started visiting the beach there, we were corrected by one of the “locals” who told us if we don’t want to sound like tourists, please pronounce it correctly!

Here are some photos from our visits there over the years

I took the video on Thursday, as I was fascinated by the way the waves were rolling in, in two different directions and overlapping. I actually went into the ocean too- first time in years, but just could not resist when the waves looked so inviting. Just for the record- it was FREEZING! Usually by August the water is warm, but I found it literally took my breath away when a wave hit me, drenching me totally. It was still great though.