Back before we had a baby, which now seems like eons ago, we spent a great week down at Edisto Beach with my family. Edisto is about 45 miles south of Charleston and is a sleepy little beach town with not a lot going on other than roadside vegetable markets and a tiny Piggly Wiggly in which to shop.There are actually a lot of beautiful back roads and hidden nooks to explore. But being a week away from having a baby, I wasn’t too adventurous on this trip.

Actually, being rather rotund altered my photographing abilities. I found myself unable to run in and out of the house all day, changing lenses and chasing the nieces and nephews around on the beach for photos as I normally do. Instead, I took lots of photos from the rocking chairs on the porch or from my beach chair. It was actually kind of fun being forced to do things differently.

I wish that I could go back to the beach now for another week with the family and baby Seamus. I’d like to sit on the rocking chair on the porch with him and take him down to the water at sunset for a dip. I suppose there’s always next year…

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