A day at the beach (in the winter) that is. Normally people visit the seashore on warmer days but for those of us that have cabin fever in the middle of a New England winter, it's essential to get out to the beach!
The sandy walk is a little tough after being cooped up for months inside. The only exercise some of us get is the snow shoveling or snow blowing off the driveway.
We headed out to the ocean beach on eastern Long Island's south shore, crossing over a bay bridge to Fire Island. As it turned out, many other like-minded souls had the same idea. We all stiffly walked the from the parking lot, under the road tunnel, straight into thick sand blown trail. It reminded me of the Penguins in the antarctic; a stiff walk, heads down and staring at the glimmering waves.
Luckily the day was relatively warm so spirits were high. We must have ventured for a mile before turning around to head back. I brought my camera of course; my Nikon 3200 but discovered that I forgot to change the lens to the wide angle. Instead, the telescopic lens was still attached from the last venture in the woods, some months back. I had to make the best of it, I guess.We'll dream of warmer days to come.
