Gazing out to sea...

It is a warm day, a nice break in the incredible heat of late August; a Sunday, and perfect for some family time out in God's wild, wonderful creation.

Lake Erie stretches for hundreds of miles, farther then the human eye can see.

Her greyish-green waves play with the gently rolling wind,

lapping at the rocky shore and catching the toes of laughing children.

In the distance a seagull hovers above the swells, calling in its loud commanding voice before dipping down towards the water where it floats with the ease of a professional surfer....

This is starting to remind me of some of my other posts. hehe

It sounds as though I have an obsession with...oh I don't know. Water? :P

But its just soooo fun to describe, and so easy to "splash" into prose...

Anna and I saw *the cutest* couple ever while wandering around Marblehead lighthouse. I wish I had the camera with me at the time so I could have snapped a picture! It was obvious they were newly-weds (by their sweet behavior towards each other - plus they were wearing rings, ) and well...we were a little enchanted.

:sigh:

Anyhow! Why am I saying all this? I got the idea for the pose in the picture above ^^ from that adorable couple. (And yes, I'm standing on the base of the lighthouse. It is 150 years old!)

Stunning Lake Erie. How can anyone look at a vast body of water and NOT see God and His power?

Gazing out to sea...

And there she is!! Marblehead in all her simple quaintness.

~ taken from the lighthouse ~

The ancient (and steep!) staircase winding up, up, up to the top of the lighthouse...there were about 72 steps! Ooh, a little creepy at the top - I didn't think we'd be *that* high! But I did get some lovely pictures of the lake, and the view was breathtaking!

Maria, Julia, and Lidia havin' fun on the rocks...

~ taken from the lighthouse ~

No caption needed?

Beautiful Anna!

Isn't this the cutest picture???

And there you have it!

Hope you enjoyed the pictorial tour of our little "vacation" at the lake...