We spent the days reading on the beach and the evenings playing games and chatting on the front porch. I read The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling), which was a mystery/crime/thriller, my favorite type of beach-reading!
My sister in-law's dog Pepper split her lounging time between sunny spots on the porch and the cool tile floor inside. She protected us from scary noises on Independence Day, howling her deep "barooo!" at every firecracker.
Hurricane Arthur passed by the morning of the 4th. The rain was heavy, but I slept in (another plus of the lazy vacation) and missed it. Unfortunately the fireworks in Atlantic City were postponed to Sunday due to the weather, even though it ended up being the prettiest evening of the whole trip. The sky was clear, but the hurricane definitely kicked up some bigger waves!
The shore birds were out in force collecting washed up goodies in the shallow pools left by the storm. We even spotted a Great Blue Heron (in its natural habitat atop a convenience store).
I believe this is a Laughing Gull. It apparently did not find anything funny about this situation, because I detected no signs of laughter. Maybe it's feeling a bit humorless because it has slimy beach gunk on its foot.
I think these are both juvenile Black-Backed Gulls. I'm not sure which type, Lesser or Greater Black-Backed Gull. I'm going to say they are Greater, because I don't want to hurt their feelings.
Overall, it was a fun and relaxing weekend. I even survived my first hurricane! Thanks for a great vacation, family!
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