BREATHE~The Baby Sibling; Ocean Park-WA

I woke up, and was "at it - to get it done"; jumped in the shower, trimmed my bangs, & scheduled a hair trim for next Wednesday, because my hair ends are looking kinds shabby and ragged … 

My left hand & arm hurts today (too much crafting lately), so to keep inflammation backed down, I used 5-lb weight Dumbbells, today.

Breathe in and out as relaxed as you can, during the workout …

And when Holland woke up and was alert enough, we drove into Long Beach to grab a couple Shrimp & fries meals, at "The Corral" Drive-In: I did a double-take and busted out laughing when I got back to the 4x and saw that the dollar bills Holland had handed me from the ATM withdrawal, sparkled with enough glitter to match my eyeglasses 😂🤣

Even my money glitters. LOL!

Hot Shrimp Supper from 'The Corral' in Long Beach-WA; you really get your money's worth of food, here - and breathe in and out quickly to cool the hot shrimp as you much and crunch 👌

Then before we came back home, we went to the beach for about an hour, since the Day was so warm & sunny - there was a little wind, but not enough to whip sand up 😊

Pelicans & seagulls covered so much beachfront 😳 and air space: they were everywhere, in extensive flocks. 

Salmon, Steelhead, Chad, Herring, and possibly Smelt were swimming close to shore … and being picked off by dive-bombing pelicans & swoop-diving seagulls - and we saw what we think was a possible gray whale, also foraging the abundant schools of fish swimming through the gentle ocean waves:

It was so peaceful at the beach today, everything and everyone was in slo-mo mood - breathing easily in and out, enjoying the sunbeams and pleasant salty breeze.

Picked over empty crab shells littered the beach, and were tangled in beached kelp & seagrass masses.

Discarded bony fish skeletons were gorged on by seagulls.

Pelicans were everywhere along the beachfront, today; Ocean Park Beach Access-WA

I could watch pelicans on the wing all day long; they are so graceful in the air.

The flocks were very large, very thick - and very dark against the blue sky as they passed by …

Herring & Smelt.

Pacific Salmon.

Pacific Steelhead.

Shad fish.

We saw a large, dark, shape breach the waves - which we figured was a whale; but it never appeared again 😒

It was still pretty warm inside Independence, so I opened the door to let the fresh air waft through the screen door - and turned the overhead fan on to circulate …

Betsy & Independence; Ocean Park-WA

This fan is surprisingly quiet & effective.

Then, I repotted my houseplants, so they can spread their roots and sprawl prettily:

I repotted the Golden Pathos Ivy … and the Baby Spider plant.

And when I logged into FB, I was informed that my baby brother has died. For a brief span of time I had to remind myself to breathe in and out in a controlled manner as I informed my husband of a man's death, who for all intents and purposes, was basically a stranger to both of us. Holland is a good man - he listened attentively and let me ramble on about childhood memories he wasn't privy to (my husband is a good man). I fielded text messages with FB Messenger & my phone. A few tears fell - not because I was overwhelmed with grief … we were basically strangers as adults … but I am sad for all the missed opportunities, and the missed possibilities. I am sad for the wife he leaves behind. I am sad because I do not think I will see him again, in the afterlife.

The Baby of my siblings has died.

He was my mother's coddled baby, all his life (he was born very premature and she pampered him - he could do no wrong, in her eyes); and I am sure they are together, again.

I just breathed, and let it be.