I Believe in the Sand Beneath My Toes

Like I said before, if you drive about an hour west from where I live, you find yourself at Santa Cruz where you can either swim far out to sea, feel the thrill of Boardwalk's roller coasters, or simply relax on the soft sand of the beach and get a nice tan. The last time I was there, my sister and I decided to swim out into the ocean as far as we could. But before we lost sight of our dad waving frantically at us to come back, we heard him screaming at us in panic that there could be sharks, seal lions, jellyfish, or who knows what under the surface. That's when my sister and I got a little scared so we swam back to shore as fast as we could.



This is my dad's award-winning photo on Panoramio. There is a beautiful natural rock bridge in the water near Municipal Wharf, and my dad caught a picture of a seagull on the shore gazing at it.



And this is a California Brown Pelican my dad spotted. I never realized how beautiful the colors and patterns of the birds' feathers are. Also, the expression in it's eye is so epic. If you can zoom into it, it looks like the world is staring back at you.

"Midnight on a beach in the Mediterranean
And I miss you
Even here, taking it all in
The sand, silvered, carries the moon on its shoulders
Is it possible to put this night to tune, and move it to you?
Don't cry, I'll bring this home to you,
If I can make this night light enough to move
Don't cry, I'll bring this home to you
Cargo ships move by, tracing on the horizon line
There's a luster from the city lights on the waves that kiss our feet
And we're thinking of going in,
The time's getting thin."

Pachuca Sunrise by Minus the Bear was my all-time favorite song during my summer of seventh grade. It is just such a soothing, pretty song, and I never get sick of it.

Tiffany