Simplification

channelled whelk

"How do I remain whole in the midst of distractions of life?  How do I remain balanced, no matter what centrifugal forces tend to pull one off center; how to remain strong, no matter what shocks come in at the periphery and tend to crack the hub of the wheel?  There is no easy answer.  I only have clues, shells from the sea.  The bare beauty of a channelled whelk tell me that one answer is simplification of life.  One learns from the beach how to be simple." Anne Morrow Lindbergh,  "Gift from the Sea"

La Jolla

Sandpipers

follow a trail

Shake shack

IMG_0323, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

and then up the stairs to the Shake Shack, famous for their date shakes and easily noticed by the bright yellow color. A few years ago "Ruby's" bought the famous landmark and painted it blue and white. They serve sandwiches, chips and, of course, shakes.