September Beach
Down to the Beach
An after school walk to the beach…
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Crab Hunt
…to look for crabs!
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Up
Gráinne and Cooky couldn’t find any crabs because the tide was in!
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Lift
They climbed up rocks instead…
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View
…at the top it was really sunny…
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gaze
…they sat up there wishing they could swim.
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plant
But instead they found a strange plant…
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Hide
…and played hide and seek…
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toes
…and gazed out to sea some more, from a bit of bedrock…
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blue
…and from a bit of driftwood.
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log
Then they decided to cross a giant driftwood bridge…
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Walk
…it was a very long bridge…
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horizon
…so they sat down to enjoy the horizon for a while.
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bridge
At the end of the driftwood bridge, Gráinne was very helpful and generous – she made a dolly bridge so Cooky could cross the last little bit.
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Climbing
They climbed up the rock instead of crossing back over the log…
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Resting
…and had a lovely rest part way up.
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Basking
The last thing they did at the beach was a little sun-basking…
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step
…then Gráinne did her best to help Cooky up the stairs…
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Up the steps
…up she went…
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reach
…then she reached up to the next step.
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Piggyback
Gráinne got tired of that method so she decided to give Cooky a piggyback ride…
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shadows
…and as the evening shadows began to lengthen…
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Stroll
…they strolled home to the Hitty Cupboard.
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Quimper Hittys 
I love the photo of Gráinne’s face turned to the warm sun…
I think Gráinne was dreaming of lovely summers, where her natal olive trees grow…
It’s good to see young human again. She’s getting so tall! Gráinne was such a generous little wooden to help Cooky have a great exploratory journey to the beach. I’m impressed with her agility!
Young Human is growing tall! Luckily she is not outgrowing her delight in adventures!
Oh my, how quickly the darling grandchildren grow up! What a charming tale of a magical perambulation! Thank you for the beauty that you share with us 🙂
We were happy to visit the beach again! And even if the tide was disappointingly high and the crabs were off doing crabby things elsewhere, there were still magical moments to enjoy and savour!
I find myself speechlessy in agreement with all 3 comments so far! Thank you.
You are so welcome! It’s always nice when you can come on a little stroll with us – friendly companions are always welcome!
I can guess who voiced this story, she is growing up. What grade did she start? Cooky is cute in her sun suit romper, Grainne is taking very good care of her. Charming adventure in a beautiful location.
We are so lucky to have this lovely little beach close to the Hitty Cupboard, and sweet companions to share it with!
What a wonderful outing! Grainne is such a patient, kind guardian for little Cooky too.
The last photo is simply amazing, it looks as though they are passing through blue stars in a green sky!
We were so surprised by the blue stars in the green sky – the Gentian is usually out in springtime! We had fun on our outing – the company was excellent and the beach a neverending source of delights!
So much gentleness and creativity in this beautiful photo adventure. It brought joy and peace to my heart. Thank you!
We like small mild adventures, they are a good vacation from more complicated things going on in the world. I am glad you found a bit of peace here – I remember visiting the same beach with you a few years ago!
And I have very precious memories of our adventures together.
Such a grand adventure. I believe Cooky may have a bit of hero worship of Grainne. Wonderful photos and glad the little ones had help from a young Quimper human.
Gráinne is not immune from a little hero-worship…she thinks Cooky is the cutest little thing! Young Human continues to offer her suggestions and help, storylines and amusements! We just love it!