Friday, January 22, 2016

My Favorite Place


Unfortunately, I do not have a photograph of this place, as it has been far too long since I have been back. When most people think of California, they think of beautiful white sand beaches, blue skies, and warm clear water. This place is not that! One of my favorite places to go is more often than not overcast, windy, pretty cold, and all around not what most people would consider a good time. The water is icy cold; you wouldn’t dare swim in it unless you are one of the few fearless surfers in the area. I am not one of those people! The sand isn’t exactly rocky, but you probably don’t want to take your shoes off. Aside from the cold, the whole stretch is littered with hidden rocks, broken sea shells, and slimy strands of assorted seaweed.

One of my sister and I’s favorite thing to do when we were little when we were there was to find the kind of seaweed that has the sort of bulb like buds on the stem. I don’t know that name of it, but if the bulb was soft enough, you could sometimes use it as a water balloon. Looking back at that, it seems pretty gross actually, but hey, we were hippy kids!

It’s hard to describe, as it’s not really something tangible, but it is a common theme whenever I am asked about where I grew up. There is something about the air there. It’s not hot, it’s not muggy, it’s not dirty. It’s clean and cool, and it smells alive. I don’t think I can breathe quite as well anywhere else as I can there. Something about it, just fills your lungs better, more full. Everything there is alive.

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  1. I loved it! Whenever I would go to the beach I would find those seaweed things with the water balloon type bulb!! It always looked weird to touch it and when I first saw one of those, it reminded me of a character that could be on the movie Alien. Great job! I could totally picture where you were at and what you saw.

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  2. I love your descriptions of the air---the fact that it makes you feel "alive" is what it often feels like when we visit anywhere along the coast. I never imagined using Bull Whip Kelp as a water balloon. That's pretty funny. My daughter and nephew this past summer used it as wigs and wore it on their heads, lol.

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