{"id":5788,"date":"2011-04-15T15:16:33","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T19:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=5788"},"modified":"2011-04-15T22:18:14","modified_gmt":"2011-04-16T02:18:14","slug":"life-is-a-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Is A Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Simple beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/simple-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/simple-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/simple-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302790035&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;simple beach&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"simple beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;simple beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/simple-beach.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5792\" title=\"simple beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/simple-beach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"simple beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/simple-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/simple-beach.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The beach gives us a different perspective about life, doesn&#8217;t it? The calming sounds of the waves lapping up on the shore and the smell of the salty sea seem to give us powers of\u00a0healing.\u00a0We start getting a little rejuvenated by the\u00a0aqua\u00a0colors of the water, blue skies, splashes of orange and pink shells on the bed of tan sand to bury our\u00a0toes in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"boy father with sand bucket\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-father-with-sand-bucket.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5800\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/boy-father-with-sand-bucket\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-father-with-sand-bucket.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302790035&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;boy father with sand bucket&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"boy father with sand bucket\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;boy father with sand bucket&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-father-with-sand-bucket.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5800\" title=\"boy father with sand bucket\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-father-with-sand-bucket-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"boy father with sand bucket\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-father-with-sand-bucket-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-father-with-sand-bucket.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It brings us back to the basic beauty of life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"boy and girl sand pale\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-and-girl-sand-pale.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/boy-and-girl-sand-pale\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-and-girl-sand-pale.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302789092&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;boy and girl sand pale&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"boy and girl sand pale\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;boy and girl sand pale&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-and-girl-sand-pale.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5799\" title=\"boy and girl sand pale\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-and-girl-sand-pale-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"boy and girl sand pale\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-and-girl-sand-pale-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-and-girl-sand-pale.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A simple bucket filled with sand, water and a few shells can be the perfect ingredients for a marvelous morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"baby fish\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/baby-fish-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/baby-fish\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/baby-fish-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302789972&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;baby fish&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"baby fish\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;baby fish&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/baby-fish-.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5801\" title=\"baby fish\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/baby-fish--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"baby fish\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/baby-fish--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/baby-fish-.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This simple little bucket can turn into a fascinating world of wonder after adding a tiny baby fish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"boy with sand bucket\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-with-sand-bucket.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/boy-with-sand-bucket\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-with-sand-bucket.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302793389&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;boy with sand bucket&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"boy with sand bucket\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;boy with sand bucket&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-with-sand-bucket.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5797\" title=\"boy with sand bucket\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-with-sand-bucket-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"boy with sand bucket\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-with-sand-bucket-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-with-sand-bucket.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is better than finding a JUNONIA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"wonder bucket\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wonder-bucket.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/wonder-bucket\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wonder-bucket.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302790072&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;wonder bucket&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wonder bucket\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;wonder bucket&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wonder-bucket.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5794\" title=\"wonder bucket\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wonder-bucket-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"wonder bucket\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wonder-bucket-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wonder-bucket.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The whole family can share in the joy of the &#8220;wonder bucket&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"family on Capitva beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/family-on-Capitva-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/family-on-capitva-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/family-on-Capitva-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302790475&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;family on Capitva beach&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"family on Capitva beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;family on Capitva beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/family-on-Capitva-beach.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5796\" title=\"family on Capitva beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/family-on-Capitva-beach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"family on Capitva beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/family-on-Capitva-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/family-on-Capitva-beach.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cody, Sarah, Tim and Angie were my best &#8220;finds of the day&#8221;&#8230;.\u00a0It&#8217;s always nice to find a great shell but sometimes it&#8217;s even better to find a great family enjoying the uncomplicated pleasures of the beach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"girl with heart on beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/girl-with-heart-on-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5798\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/girl-with-heart-on-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/girl-with-heart-on-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302789148&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;girl with heart on beach&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"girl with heart on beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;girl with heart on beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/girl-with-heart-on-beach.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5798\" title=\"girl with heart on beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/girl-with-heart-on-beach-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"girl with heart on beach\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/girl-with-heart-on-beach-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/girl-with-heart-on-beach.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Besides finding the fish for her little brother&#8217;s bucket, Sarah found a large heart shaped rock. Perfect for a girl with a big heart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"parents on captiva\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/parents-on-captiva1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/parents-on-captiva-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/parents-on-captiva1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302790878&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;parents on captiva&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"parents on captiva\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;parents on captiva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/parents-on-captiva1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5804\" title=\"parents on captiva\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/parents-on-captiva1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"parents on captiva\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/parents-on-captiva1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/parents-on-captiva1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Soaking up every single second of this beautiful life at the beach.\u00a0This is what I call an awesome happy day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"peaceful beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/peaceful-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5812\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/peaceful-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/peaceful-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302710576&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;peaceful beach&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"peaceful beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;peaceful beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/peaceful-beach.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5812\" title=\"peaceful beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/peaceful-beach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"peaceful beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/peaceful-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/peaceful-beach.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I wish every family could have this experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"aqua water jetty rocks\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/aqua-water-with-jetty-rocks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5810\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/aqua-water-with-jetty-rocks\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/aqua-water-with-jetty-rocks.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,442\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302202080&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;aqua water with jetty rocks&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aqua water jetty rocks\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;aqua water jetty rocks&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/aqua-water-with-jetty-rocks.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5810\" title=\"aqua water jetty rocks\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/aqua-water-with-jetty-rocks-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"aqua water jetty rocks\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/aqua-water-with-jetty-rocks-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/aqua-water-with-jetty-rocks.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So I&#8217;d like to dedicate this post to<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sfla.wish.org\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;\"><span>Make-A-Wish Foundation<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"boy and sand bucket\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-and-sand-bucket1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/15\/life-is-a-beach\/boy-and-sand-bucket-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/boy-and-sand-bucket1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"499,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1302790097&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;boy and sand bucket&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"boy and sand bucket\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;boy and sand bucket&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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