Surfin'

Some days are just made for surfing (is that the Beach Boys I hear in the background?). I'm sure you can figure out that none of the days pictured are, but let me just point out that Gidget there in the middle is actually at a very NZ bar on the beach and that's as close to surfing as she's going to get. However, ya know - it's the thought that counts. The boys in the wet suits are in front of our beach bach, and the lower photo is the scene looking out toward Kapiti Island from our garden. Speaking of looking........tough to do these days since our windows are so crusted over with salt that it looks as though we're in the midst of a heavy fog on the coast. That's why people who live in glass houses should own a good power sprayer.

I may have mentioned that it's spring down under on the other side of the world, and it's warmer most days, windier some days, and incredibly hot when the sun is shining (something to do with that hole in the ozone layer, I think). Anyhow, today we saw the kids outside during recess at a local school, and they were all wearing sun hats. Can you imagine? Every single one of them - no rebels. We were told that the world's smartest grandson must wear one when he attends play center (think pre-school) and that there are requirements about the width of the brim. Whew! I guess they have to take global warming seriously here. However, at the moment, the world's coolest is sporting a bicycle helmet because he just acquired a bike with training wheels (aren't grandparents the greatest?!), and it took him one day to master it - the pedals and the steering. His mother says that he has been wanting one for over a year, and he has definitely been paying attention to the bikers.......when he dismounts, he takes off his helmet and either hangs it from the handlebars or leaves it on the seat. "You can't have it, Nanah."