I had serious reason to celebrate today as I got the all-clear on a routine mammogram. These are things I’ve learned never, ever to take for granted.
Instinct screamed: Let’s go for a swim, so I jumped into the car and headed out to the beach not even noticing that it was dark, dismal, freezing cold and very windy.
Let me just put it this way, the sea turned out to be far warmer than walking on the beach.
One or two people (all muffled up in hats, scarves, gloves, fur-lined boots, layers of jackets) were out walking their dogs and I could see that they had serious doubts about me.
As I found myself racing along the beach after my air borne jeans, I couldn’t but laugh and think of my late mother’s saying: It’s not the same way everyone goes mad. Must say, I could also hear her laughing with me and saying: Go on, you mad eejit!
Here’s some of the beauty that there was to behold and it was pure, pure beauty!
Sounds like my kind of madness 🙂
Hi Sue, you did cross my mind when I was out there!!!
What a surprise 🙂 Yes, I’m the one who would have joined you…
I’ve gathered that from all your great posts. And we’d have had two jet black dogs in tow!
It would be mayhem…
Perfect 🙂
Bliss!
I love EVERYTHING about this post! Yey for clear results and beautifully crazy behaviour 🙂
Ah thanks, Safi.
Oh, dear. Now I have this image in my head of jean chasing her jeans. As if I didn’t have distractions enough, now I’ll get no work done at all. Mercy.
Oh I’m sooooooooooooo sorry for causing such distraction, Van.
Rock on!
LOL!
XXX
I love this Jean! I can only imagine what it must be like to have this amazing ritual of swimming in the sea like this.
🙂
Hi Val, yeah, it’s about as invigorating as it gets!
We only come this way once..sooo we might as well enjoy outselves “throw cautions to the wind”…
Absolutely, Joni!
you are so brave!!
Hi Willow, not brave at all, just addicted.
😉
How lovely to have the sea warm enough to swim in (I do understand it was not actually ‘warm’, though). I miss the sea a lot, so it’s nice to read of your walks and other adventures. Thanks for sharing that amazing rock photo, too; the colours are just amazing! One of my all-time favourites!
Hi Linne, great to hear from you.
I’ve been meaning to take that rock photo (if you mean the one that looks like tiles?) for ages and ages. It is right at the end of the beach and the tide has to be fairly well out to catch it.
A wonderful way to celebrate! I know the feeling… Fantastic images, Jean.
Thanks Malin! Hope you’re keeping well. Loving your posts at the moment.
Thank you so much!
That is too funny Jean – chasing your jeans down the beach while everyone bundled in coats and boots looks on. Ha! The pictures are so reminiscent of ocean shoreline. Makes me home sick for the Atlantic. We have the opposite contrast here – when the air is warm, the ocean is bitterly cold from the Arctic current that flows past our shores on the East coast. In Newfoundland, I have seen full size icebergs caught in coves in July.
Great Post – I could feel the ocean.
WOW, icebergs in coves in July. Now that must be some sight. Do mermaids perch on them?
How did you know? The typical ice berg viewing months are April to June, but July is not unheard of. Some are monsters and go aground. Then the mermaids go ashore and can be found drinking in the local pubs – ha! http://newfoundland.hilwin.nl/PHP/en/icebergs.php
Paul, what an amazing link. Thanks very much for sending it.
This site has some awesome pictures – some bergs are bigger than the villages http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/thingstodo/icebergviewing
Really looking forward to checking it out. Thanks so much.
I admire your madness 🙂
Thanks Robin, sure we all have a touch of it lurking within (don’t we?)
Without question 😉
Glad you agree!
Life is good! 🙂 ♥ ❤
Well, one good thing about our health system is that free mammogram system we have for us fifty plus(and fabulous!) ladies! And yes, I’m all for jean chasing celebrations!
Totally agree, RH. The health system certainly deserves its share of praise.
Oh the more cause of ‘jean chasing celebrations’ the better!