“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything than of a book!” ~ Jane Austen
On the list of great pleasures in this world, I count walking on the beach and reading as several of the top ones. That’s all I did today. Reading by the pool, and walking on the beach. Some might call that boring; I call it a fabulous vacation day on Cape Cod.
My reading spot and scenes around the pool.
“The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.” ~ Theodore Parker
Beach walks…
Morning (Breakwater Beach)
Afternoon (Nauset Beach)
Sunset (Breakwater Beach)
I packed a variety of books, some for pleasure, and some more academic – a couple of them I started on my trip to Dallas so they’re just about done. I enjoyed hours of reading today – a truly lovely way to spend the time. And now I’ve gotta run… I want to finish one of those books before I go to bed!
On my nightstand this trip…
“ When you stack up the years we are allowed against all there is to read, time is very short indeed.” ~ Stephen King
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