Winds of November

The first half of November was as pleasant as October was hideous. The weekends were great for beachwork and I was able to completely rebuild the protective wall in front of the Stonewave. And in the breaks I made a couple of small pieces, taking advantage of the abundance of black and white stones that have washed up as of late.


I love the black and white stones. I suppose it has to do with my deprived childhood. All of my friends with small families had the 64-Box of Crayola crayons, while we could only afford the 6-Box, which by the time I got to use them consisted of only black, white and brown, the primary colors having been depleted by use. Since that age I have always been comfortable making do with what was available.

Since the first two weeks, the real November has shown up and wiped away my little circle sketches with waves that have swept over the rebuilt wall. And Monday there were tornadoes sighted in the area and some big lake storms. I have yet to see the effect on the beach. But I look forward to going down on Saturday to see what the waves have wrought.