Socks on the Beach

It was hot the other night, so we took the boys to one of the local beaches. I'm terrible -- all the nice white sand beaches around here, and that's the first time this year we've gone. I bought a couple of these totes for $1 at one of the local grocery stores. I thought it would be kinda neat for socks in progress. Gotta be careful I don't lose a needle out one of the holes, though.

I took my rpms with me, but I only knit two or three rounds. Since then I think I have three full pattern repeats completed. I haven't been knitting a lot lately. Here's a sandy shot, then one of the Atlantic Ocean in the background.



The boys had lots of play time. The tide was coming in, so there was a warm strip of water for the boys to play in. This beach kinda dips down, then up, then down again, so when it's low tide there's a "brook" of ocean water that gets really warm, and it only gets up to about my knees at the deepest part. Perfect for kids to play in. The water is too cold for me to venture into normally.

Course, what's a trip to the beach without the customary child-in-a-hole game!

Then there was the wonderful Try to Keep the Hole Filled With Water Game. Here comes MuscleBob BuffPants with a big bucket of water. After several trips he finally realized that the water just wasn't going to stay in the hole. He had fun, though.

It was a good evening. I was careful not to get sand in my socks. (I really just wanted some cool pictures of them at the beach in all honesty!) We took a walk down the beach before we left, and MuscleBob had the biggest freak-out when he finally noticed sand fleas. (Can't find a good link.) All they do is jump around on the sand, but he saw them, and that was enough to set him off on a high-stepping, screaming, crying fit down the beach. Then I think he stepped on some dried up seaweed, that made it worse. Hope he doesn't do that the next time we go.

We took the boys to the Big Ex on Thursday. I forgot my camera but used hubby's cell phone. Once I get the pictures transferred I'll try to post some of them. If they're any good, that is.

Happy knitting!