Tropical Bliss

Brother and Sister Digging in Sand

Some evenings we lingering at the beach, enjoying the colors of dusk after a long, hot day in the sun.  As the light waned adults and children continued to enjoy the warm water temperatures and sandy shore. 

This beach scene reminded me of beach vacations when my children were small.    With none of their own friends around, they played with one another.   This boy and his "older" sister worked at digging a hole that they hoped would fill with water as the tide came in.   It was a good size hole before the girl declared that the water didn't seem to be coming in or going out.  I just verified her statement.  Near the equator, the difference between high tide and low tide is small, compared to other latitudes.  Details of the shape of the beach, coastline, coastline depth and prevailing ocean currents can cause water level variation, but our location seemed immune to those factors.

This small watercolor now resides with a nice, young lady from Massachusetts who was watching it develop from the cabana behind us.  She said it reminded her of playing in the sand with her little brother on vacation.   I'm so glad it will provide a memory for her and her Mom.