Happy New Years Day to all! I decided to catch the first sunrise of 2009, and hit the beach this morning about 6:30. It was very windy, and because of the wind, made it feel a lot colder than it was. I wandered slowly down the beach, snapping a few pics here and there, and checking out the shells. I'm always looking for shark's teeth, and I haven't found any yet. But I keep trying!

Here are just a few of the shots I got today (so far). A buoy just like this one jumped into the back of my car..I have no idea how that happened...one minute it was laying on the beach, and the next...in my car! hmmm... :)

You can just see the kite surfer in the lower right hand corner of this pic. It was a challenge to keep him and the kite in the frame. There were some serious waves out there, but no surfers. May have been just too choppy for that. There was also a large group of folks, similar to the Polar Bear Clubs up north...

And last but not least, there were several pelicans enjoying the sun on posts at the boat ramp. Here's one of them.

Ok, that's it for today, maybe I'll scrap some of

the other pics I got, and post a layout later too.

I have a couple sketches to play around with and lots of pictures to go thru!

Have a great day!