A Perfect Post for April - So, You From Wisconsin?

The kids and I recently had the pleasure of introducing my friend Dana (she's from Wisconsin) to her first seaside experience, not to mention the best damned "boardwalk pizza" in the Garden State!

Okay, New Jersey is not perfect - people are buying gas less and spending most of their money on groceries, including us - but, I'm comforted by the fact that waterfront is at least within walking distance.

Until, I read my friend Cheryl's post on how she was, you know, okay with leaving the waves behind - she's ALSO from Wisconsin.

"Finding waves in a forest takes a little more concentration, but it is more than possible. It's inevitable if you are still and silent long enough. Slowly, you'll notice the tops of the trees waving in the wind, you'll hear the gentle blowing and rustling of that same sea-originating breeze, sometimes as loud as a train, but mostly soft like distant thunder. The air carries the scent of damp soil instead of salty ocean, and I am clarified by the earth as much as the sea."

[breaths in deep]

Dayum, but the woman CAN write - you really should be reading her, you know - and visiting Cheryl's blog (Red Pens & Diapers) is sort of like taking a lazy stroll along a sandy beach and a perfect example of exactly the kind of stuff I love about the Internets.

If you dig deep enough, you're guaranteed to find a gem!

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Comments

[Irishcoda]

I so love this picture! I so love the beach! I so miss it, miss it, miss it! All we have in this part of South Jersey is pine trees everywhere and cedar lakes, waaaaaaaah

[dana]

Cheryl is brilliant writer. Everyone must run over to her blog now! They'd be crazy not to. :)

[dana]

I forgot the word "a". I need lessons in writing sentences properly. :)

[Wisconsin Mommy]

I am also in Wisconsin (betcha couldn't tell from my name, right?) but am originally from the East Coast - CT, MA, and NH. What is miss most about NE is the ocean...the York, ME area was always my summer hangout.

My first summer here, I was whining about missing the beach and my hubby decided to take me to a local "beach" by the lake. Not even close to the same thing - not only was it lacking the kind of waves I love, it didn't have that ocean smell. Sigh.