then my drive

i drove out to south beach at point reyes national seashore after dropping patma off--almost a two hour drive because of the narrow, curvy roads, but it was really beautiful.

it was an overcast day at the beach, but not too cold. mostly vacant of other people. walking south in the sand, i discovered a sturdy driftwood sand house, a crab shell, some shells, a heart stone, a sand dollar... i sat on a giant driftwood log, read a book, wrote a letter, snacked on some nuts and dried apricots, stretched in the sand before trudging back in the sand to the parking lot.