Summer Vacation

Here it is 4th of July week 

and 

I am deep in thought planning a summer vacation

I confess that I have not booked flights 

or made hotel reservations…

In fact, I am having a hard time finding a weekend between 

now and August school start that isn't already promised 

to lacrosse games, baseball season end parties or overnights with friends.

I will not go another summer without a trip to the water

somewhere….

Back east…near the coast

Where the boys can get sand in their toes, 

feel the sun and the sea on their faces,

listen to the tides roll in and roll out,

gaze at the sun disappearing behind the marshes, 

smell the wood burning from a beach bonfire and

bask in the sweet ambience of summer.

I am thinking of upstate New York

the state where I was born 

This rental "cottage" on Schooner Island 

in Alexandria Bay

looks perfect

This is where you will find me soon

The photos were taken from the Home Away website 

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p369865