 |
 |
| Home » Bluewater GMAC » Blogs » Crystal Coast Living » March 2009 | Previous Entries |
Crystal Coast Living - March 2009Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Last night I got a call from someone living in South Dakota. If you have been following the weather, you know that blizzards and flooding have been dealing alternating punches to the northern plains. After talking for thirty minutes, it was pretty clear that the weather was not the problem. My new friend wanted to live in a place which felt like home. He was looking for people who accepted him as a neighbor. He was tired of being an outsider in his own town. The blizzard might have been the straw that made him pick up the phone, but the desire to feel part of a real community certainly was more important than how much snow was falling. You can live in an area where people are very friendly, but for a number of reasons it never feels quite like home. My wife and I lived in Canada for several years. We had wonderful friends there, but it just was not home. More...
Sunday, March 29, 2009
 If you live on the coast, you get used to the weather changing quickly. We have had some nice warm weather recently, and I have enjoyed getting back into some shorts. For the last few days we have been getting some warm, much needed rain. I would much rather have some rainy weather now so the vegetation can turn green and diminish the risk of spring brush fires. Today the weather changes came quickly. This morning when I walked out to get the Sunday newspaper, it was warm with a little fog. While we were having breakfast, rain lashed the south side of the house. My commitment to attending church was beginning to waver, and then the rain became just a light mist. More...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
 Now that the weather is warming enough to go for beach walks, it is time to admit that I am addicted to watching the waves along the Crystal Coast. I have thousands of wave pictures, but I continue to snap new ones each time that I visit the beaches. I long ago decided that there is no perfect picture of a wave. However, there are many that are worth enjoying over and over. A beautifully colored picture of a wave crashing on the sandy shores can transport me right back to the middle of summer. I can feel the heat of the sand and the warm breezes. In early spring I have to be careful because I have gotten carried away, changed into shorts, and headed to the beach only to end up wondering what convinced me that the temperature on the shore had warmed enough for shorts. More...
Thursday, March 19, 2009
 Wednesday was a magnificent day here on the Crystal Coast. This morning after the fog burned off, the skies turned a deep blue, the sun warmed the air, and the winds dropped to almost nothing. It was one of those days where everyone has to sneak a little time outside to restore their soul. I was lucky since I had worked yesterday morning and could spend most of the afternoon outside. After fighting cool temperatures, dark skies and winds, March 18 restored my faith in Carolina weather. Thursday is supposed to be even nicer before we have a cool weekend. I am making a promise to myself that I will somehow get to enjoy some of the great weather. If I can just soak up enough heat, I can survive one more cool weekend. More...
Friday, March 13, 2009
 My two favorite spring festivals for our area of the NC Crystal Coast are scheduled for the next two weekends. The first one on tap is the Saint Patrick's Day Festival (pictures of 2007 event) sponsored by the town of Emerald Isle, and it takes place this weekend. it is a fun afternoon for a whole family The next is the Annual Oyster Roast sponsored by the Rotary Club of Swansboro, and it scheduled for Saturday, March 21. There is no better place to eat steamed oysters. More...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
 Lots of people get really confused about directions on the Crystal Coast. People have a very hard time understanding that the beach is south and not east. When the sun comes up way up the coast and not straight out in the water, it seems as if it is a huge mystery. Since I am also a photographer, it actually makes my job a lot easier. I actually can catch a very nice sunrise and sunset like the one above from almost the same spot for much of the year. I might be a little prejudiced, but I think that having the sun rise at one end of our beach and set at the other end makes the Crystal Coast special. It is almost as if the earth's orbit is perfectly aligned to let our beaches get the best sun coverage. Still it is a challenge for newcomers to remember that the beach is to the south. There is one way to have that burned into your mind. More...
Friday, March 06, 2009
 I doubt that anyone on the Crystal Coast complained very much about today's weather. We certainly made it well into the sixties. It we could have gotten through the day without the strong breezes, it would have been a perfect early spring day. Still considering my snowy yard earlier in the week, today was a huge improvement. Certainly having the temperature still hanging at fifty three degrees Fahrenheit at 11 PM this evening is a good start to warming up our chilly area waters. We were on South Water Street in Swansboro today when I snapped the picture looking east up the Intracoastal Waterway to Cedar Point. Seeing all that blue water made me start thinking about some of my favorite boat rides. More...
|
Crystal Coast Living Blog Archive |
Subscribe to this Feed
|
||||
|
Copyright © 1998-2009 Bluewater Associates of Emerald Isle, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photography Copyright © 2009 Bluewater Associates of Emerald Isle, Inc. and respective photographers. Reproduction strictly prohibited. Website Services and Consulting provided by 1BC.biz - Search Results Technology Patent Pending. All information on this site is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the information on this website are accurate, however, Bluewater GMAC cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions.  Bluewater is an independently owned and operated firm. Description: Bluewater GMAC: Crystal Coast Living Blog: March 2009 Title: Bluewater GMAC: Crystal Coast Living Blog: March 2009 Terms: Bluewater GMAC, Crystal Coast Living Blog: March 2009 Page generated Friday, November 20, 2009 5:47:04 PM in 0.06 seconds. [ 18Q-10L-8P-U-8CB3E309-CB6D-4025-A965-065E9A71FBE7-WEB2 ] Main Navigation:
|