Yesterday..

Yesterday was one of those days that I wished I had my digital camera with me, but, alas, I didn't. 

It started out as a beautiful day..  It was so nice and warm out, I actually took my youngest out for a nice two mile trek near the ocean, where we actually went out on the sand and put our feet in the water.  There were other people walking, enjoying the holiday.  There were also a lot of people smoking weed.  Next to sewage back up, that has got to be the worst smell out there.  But, the fresh ocean air swept that away eventually, and we could hear the sea lions near the wharf, and we watched the pelicans fly above.  The salt air is great for clearing up nasal congestion.  Poor little guy had a runny nose, and I had to clean him up a few times.  Not only does he have a runny nose, his back teeth are coming in, and he is drooling again.  Poor kid needs a bib--never mind he is almost 3! 

It was beautiful, the sun was out, and the sky was a bright blue.  As I watched Nicholas play in the sand, all I could think about was...  Damn..if I only had my camera!  I would have some really beautiful pictures of  him near the ocean..  Within 20 minutes, however, the weather changed.  The once bright blue sky was now overcast, and Nicholas was going to get cold..  He has suddenly took a dislike to sand in his toes, and threw another one of those toddler tantrums that make passers-by stop and stare.  Lovely.  I got the socks and shoes back on, and carefully brought up the stroller up the cement stairs from the beach, while holding the little guy's hand.  I think I had an excellent work out for the day. 

I still had a hour to kill before picking up Andrew from school, so I decided to take a drive downtown.  Yesterday, apparently, all the strange people of Santa Cruz was out and about.  The tall, bearded and thin, "Vampire Man" was out and about.  He walks around downtown, all dressed in black, and he wears a velvet long black cape.  He has long, dark shoulder length hair, and he has a pet monkey that sits up on his shoulder.  Two intoxicated looking people on bicycles were riding my way (in the wrong direction), and one of them, a man fell off.  I saw his bicycle fly off the sidewalk.  He was embarrassed and quite agitated with his drunk, female bicycle companion.  Suddenly from across the street, a woman dressed in a pirate looking ensemble, with various red and white scarves wrapped around her head, pointed at them and shouted: 

"I predicted that would have happened moments ago!  You must come to me andseek counsel!"

Okay, like I said, it was a day that I so wished I had my camera with me.  I love my home town, the beach, the atmosphere, but I really do come from a very strange place.  If you like Halloween, this is the town for ya'---it's Halloween almost every fricken day around here!