Thursday, October 27, 2011

A Misty Day at Laguna Beach

 Last weekend Mark came for a week of vacation. Saturday morning at our house was warm and sunny, so we decided to go to the beach that afternoon. Imagine our dismay when we encountered overcast skies and fog when we arrived at Laguna Beach. (sorry Mark!) 
 We did have a good time just walking on the trails and talking...
 ...and snapping pictures.
 This was the first time in a long time that we've been back to Laguna; for the past 6-7 months, the city has been working on re-building the walking paths and updating the parks. Because the city is known for its artistic flare, they have also added may new sculptures.
This sculpture is actually made from two of the beams rescued from the debris of the Twin Towers--a memorial to 9-11. It was beautiful how they positioned this sculpture with the flag in the background.
Further down the path, we found this sculpture of a whale. 


 Later, while walking on the beach, the guys found this empty pizza box, "Gina's Pizza Parlor". It reminded Mark of his wife, so very far away.
We love this bench...and the view.
 The fog lent a beauty all of its own to forlorn beach.

It was a cool day on the beach, but we did enjoy our warm visit with Mark.