Sun and Surf

There aren't many better ways to spend a few hours during a day then at the beach!

Recently we took a little bit of a trip to the beach. I took a few days off work, which was sorely needed at this point, and we spent some time at one of our favorite beaches. The trip was overall great; I got to spend some time with my son and got to play in the water and on the sand with him in various ways. An added bonus to it all is that I got to take lots of pretty cool photos! Looking back on them, I took a lot more than I realized lol

One of the funny things about the pictures is that the phone camera actually makes them look the best. I did my normal routine with doing some color auto adjustment to see what it can pull out and sharpen but the pictures looked like absolute shit when I did that lol so back to how it came from the phone!

It was great weather when we were there at the beach, which is always fun. Thankfully the place that we went to has an indoor pool because it is a year-round hotel. This means that if the weather is good, you can play on the beach and have fun there. If the weather sucks, into the pool you go! Thankfully we only did the indoor pool for a little while to get some time away from the sun and let our skin take a bit of a break from the exposure.

Naturally, with beautiful weather like this, the beach was really busy! I love seeing that because it means that people are cooling off from the bat-shit crazy days of the China flu. It was pretty sad seeing the beaches completely empty, because people were convinced that being outside was bad for them, when in reality it was the best medicine nature could offer in a lot of ways!

We were joined by a really substantial amount of people, so there was a lot of fun to be had. Kids running around playing, families taking some time to relax and unwind. It was great to see it all. I wonder if I've gotten sentimental about that stuff as I've gotten older or what. Getting to play with my son, along with the many people there, was a pretty cool thing. People just taking some time to enjoy life outside of work. It's a really important concept let me tell you!

I've got a bunch more photos that I'm going to work on editing and posting. I've accumulated several days worth of pictures as I've done a few things besides this, so it's nice to be able to have lots of things to look through and post besides my normal stuff. I think that's one of the good things about summer. Lots of opportunity to get out there and enjoy the world, but at the same time being able to have lots of chances to snap some photos, store them for later and then eventually get to share them in many different posts.

With the great weather though, one of the things that I really took some time to enjoy was just being out there. Taking a few minutes to just breathe in the fresh, crisp air. Look out to the horizon and just live in the moment for a bit. These moments are fleeting, and they are very therapeutic in a lot of ways so it's important that we can take some time out of our hectic life and just chill!

What about you, have you tried to take some time to spend outdoors and take a breath to absorb some relaxation? Let me know in the comments!