Day off.....

Latest.....

Angry Top Sail surf......

Return to Topsail.....

After a very long and rough weekend

(Fourth of July weekend is absolute HELL

in a grocery store....), we finally had Monday

off after working everyday since Thursday.

Seeing as to how the last trip to

Topsail was so nice and I figured Carolina

and the other places here would be crowded

beyond belief, we hit the road northward.

After about 35 mintues (give or take...), we

landed in Topsail. It was crowded as hell too

but we did find a good parking spot (..a

FREE parking spot....). The water was

the cleaniest and clearist I've seen in years.

Perfect day for the beach....around the low to

mid 80's...both water and air. We stayed

for at least 4 hours or so, maybe longer...

wasn't paying attention to time.....below

are some pictures.....click to enlarge and

enjoy.....

Oh yeah, believe it or not, another

Sand God made an appearance....same

spiel.....'Beach House Fund'....blah, blah....

....silence again.....

......'beer..beer'......

And this one looked a bit like the

"Welcome Back Cotter' dude....a bit

less threatening than the other one....

or it could that bastard 'Oates', back

for revenge....

.....I hope the waves took care of him.

Anyways, great day at the beach....Topsail

is pretty kick ass, don't let anyone tell you

otherwise.....

Obligitory Cat Picture

....someone smells food.

Until next time.......

And up from the sands, burst the Sand God.....

....and he beckoned to all to

donate to the 'Buy Randy Suits

a Beach House Fund'......

....then there was silence..... ....after a moment or two, he started to rumble again....

....."and furthermore" he continued,

"...thou shalt buy him beer, too."

Ya'll better listen to him....he kinda

looks like a cross between Rush Limbaugh

and George Bush Jr...and THAT can NOT

be good...for ya'll......

Until next time.....

Topsail Island

Today, we took a quick trip up to

Topsail Island....we've never been

during beach season and I wanted to

try something different. We loaded

up the car and headed up 17 North....

First thing I noticed....FREE PARKING.

Love it already. Beautiful day, water was

great. The waves were great, they just

roll in long barrels...or whatever you

call it.....shells everywhere. I even

found a star fish but let it go when I

discovered it was still alive....no picture

though. We ate at this ocean front

place called 'Buddy's' (I believe that

was the name...). Good food but over

priced....but the view was great....it

overlooks the ocean and neighbors

a pier.....

I loved it, I will go back the next

chance I get. I just can't beilieve it

took us sooo long to finally go....

Click the images to enlarge...

....until next time....

June 10th.....

A few things.....

Caught some cool pictures today on the

back deck of a storm system rolling

in......check 'em out below and click to

enlarge.......

.....I forgot to mention that Bat Man

was present and helped out....

....and lastly, below are pictures of

my latest project in the backyard. So far,

3 ponds (each with pumps and a feature),

a buttload of river pebbles, a few palms,

and a new free standing deck/platform

to look at it all......the cats dig it, too.

This has been my first update

since upgrading to the new laptop.

I've uploaded with imaging stuff and am

still getting used to it..so far, so good.

Until next time....a lot of new stuff

to look at.....

A day in the life.......

Not much going on today....did some yard work, listened to some old favorite CD's while re- painting the shutters ('Illmatic' and 'Yo, Bum Rush The Show'), mowed the yard, etc....then I realized how f'n hot I was. Hosed myself off, put on the trunks, packed a bag and went to the beach. Stopped at the Food Lion (my loyalty runs deep....) for a case of beer on the way....(god bless Carolina Beach for allowing such behavior..public drinking....with in reason). I planted my ass right on the edge of the water (high tide peaked today around 12:30ish), popped open a brew, grabbed my book ('Kalki'), and just...relaxed.....see pic below...

....but anyways....as always, I took some pictures while there. There was a storm coming into Wilmington about that time, though it never made it the beach...thankfully. From the beach, the clouds appear very threatening....you keep thinking 'I better pack up now' but I was holding out, hell, I had a book to finish, not to mention a few beers left (I did NOT take the case with me onto the beach...even I have limits..). Below are the pictures...click to enlarge.

Well, the rain never came to the beach, I finished the book (and a few beers) and got some quality swim time in. The water is roughly 70 degrees now and today, the ocean was perfect...not too rough and just enough waves to make it fun. I got used to the temp pretty quickly too. I really need more days like this. Until next.......

Random stuff.....

We just got this picture...it's hanging in the master bathroom....really. It was found somewhere around Whiteville in a second shop....I wasn't there but I would've been all over it had I been there. Take a moment and check it out.....

Does anything about this picture make sense? I haven't been able to crack the riddle..if there is one...nor do I 'get it'. Cats smoking in the boys room in what appears to be old school cop outfits. It does amuse me though so it is a certified 'Great Find'..... Next is more sky pictures from the back porch....they HAVE been editted....enjoy and click to enlarge as always....

...and lastly.....the notorious B-A-T.....Bat Man... ..came with the house....one of the best cats I've ever had......she (yeah 'she'..) doesn't smoke though.....or wear cop outfits...

...until next time......