Joys of summer

Technically speaking, it isn't really very warm out, but Stella and I are highly motivated to enjoy some of the swimming options available around Lebanon these days. Last week, we made use of a sunny day to head down to the Corniche and try out the water.

At the last minute, Stella decided that the waves were a bit too loud, and decided to stick with some rather shallow tide pools that were free of any cantankerous waves.



I splashed around with her for a while before wandering off to go check the breakers for sharks. You can never be too careful about sharks.



Anyway while I was gone, my wife had some loustabout hoodlums yell unpleasentries at her from the walkway. Grrrr

Not to be deterred, we moved down the coast a bit. There was a small herd of crabs hanging out in a small cavelet, so I scooped one up to show to the girls. While Stella is a lot more mobile, the crab would have to be highly arthritic to stick around long enough for Danielle to get a good look. Drawing on my deep respect for life, I gently let the crab go so it could eat enough scum and filth to get big enough to be turned into someone else’s dinner later on.