Beach

Harbor porpoises (I think) curve out of the water in the distance. Sea lions poke their heads out of the waves like friendly dogs. Sanderlings run along ahead of me, eating teensy little crabs. Naked kids playing with umbrellas. Not too many people, even though it’s a holiday. Then, a man & a woman walking toward me. They smile & say hello. When I ask for a picture, the man says “She’s really good at it.”

She immediately goes for the vertical & asks if I want my feet in it. I tell her it doesn’t matter.

Sure enough, she’s good at it.