the whole wide world.

Over Thanksgiving I spent time my with my family in MA (on the north shore). Even though it was windy and cold, the kids still had fun playing football and running around. But I never can seem to get the whole group together for a photo (six nieces and two nephews).  I love Crane beach...winter or any time of year. Seeing the horizon of the sea always reminds me that there is a whole wide world out there.

Today only you can shop my storefront for your holiday cards. 15% off the entire order. Just enter "cyber2012" at checkout. xo

crane beach take two

Here are yet some more shots of a day at the beach with my nieces (some of them). Crane beach at low tide is so much fun! So many tide pools and and places to play.

stairway to heaven

These are the steps that lead to Crane beach, one of my favorite New England beaches . Hanging out here with my beautiful nieces last week was such a treat! If you look closely you can barely make out the poem that is painted onto to the steps. I cherish it!

12 for 2011

12 photographs, one from each month, that had yet to be posted or published. That was my one goal for my final post of 2011.They are not in order, can you guess what month was month? Hard to do with our crazy weather the last year.

Wishing you inner-peace, and most of all love, for 2012!

crane beach

Ipswich, Massachusetts

"All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was".

-Toni Morrison

As people flocked up North for the long weekend, to go leaf peeping, and camping, I fled to the seashore. I have always looked forward to October 1st, which is the first day most beaches on the East Coast allow dogs on the beach. My golden retriever, Ruby, is a swimmer, and loves running in the vast expansive sands at Crane. With 2,100 acres of beach, Crane beach is managed for conservation – people and ecology – through careful planning. There is more then a five-mile stretch of trails that wind through coastal dunes, which shield inland areas from storm waves and flooding. And, Castle Neck is the site of the North Shore’s largest pitch pine forest. Crane Beach is also among the world’s most important nesting sites for piping plovers, a threatened bird that was nearly hunted to extinction in the 19th century for its eggs and feathers.

Being on the beach in the off-season to me, feels like a secret that no one really knows about. It feeds my soul. And those who share that secret with me understand the beauty and complexity of the beach in the off-season.Here are some images, of both the beach, and the trails that lead to the top of the dunes...these photos do not capture the vast expanse of sand dunes, and the long stretches of sand. Go visit!