Category Archives: Asperger Syndrome

Aug19

Storm

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Saturday 19th August

   

Thunder crashing

Lightning flashing

Storm approaching

Dark clouds encroaching

  

Soon it ended

After rain descended

Sunshine splendid

Walking contented

 

Thinking of you, as always

Precious Angel son

xxxxxx

The start to a pretty afternoon….

Enjoying the summer sunshine….

The sun has gone…..

Dark clouds approaching…

Everyone out of the sea….

Thunder, lightning, lashings of rain…..

Beginning to brighten….

Blue sky making an appearance…

Off for a walk along the beach….

Warm sunshine at six o’clock….

Still dark and stormy looking north….

Aug18

Eternity

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Friday 18th August

  

Forever thirty, that’s what you’ll be

Forever thirty, always to me

Locked in your sweet, innocent world

Now among the clouds, unfurled

My darling Angel in the sky

Rememb’ring you; a tear in my eye

Forever with me, that’s what you’ll be

Forever with me, for eternity

xxxxxx

Beautiful blue, this afternoon

Across the dunes to the sea

Through the grasses to the ocean

Aug17

NMB, SC

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Thursday 17th August

  

Back in North Myrtle Beach

A place full of memories

Of fun times and laughter

With so many discoveries

  

Walking along the beach

Or swimming in the sea

And shopping in the malls

Always so very happy

  

Great dinners with good friends

Sailing out on the ocean

Sunshine warming bodies

Not forgetting sun lotion

  

We miss you my sweetheart

Every single day and night

Hoping you’re close beside us

On Angel wings you take flight

  

xxxxxx

A clear, sunny morning; the first paraglider aloft

Early morning walkers, chairs and umbrellas at the ready, with the sea looking so inviting

Warming up nicely

Late afternoon brings heavy rain, thunder and lightning

Foreboding looking clouds

Time to leave the beach

Aug16

Harbour Town revisited

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Tuesday 15th August

  

We revisited Harbour Town this morning: a picture perfect location on the southern end of Hilton Head Island. 

The lighthouse stands tall, complete in its red and white livery; the various boats, yachts and gin palaces in the marina compete for attention; red rocking chairs are placed in the shade, for hot and weary travellers to rest a while; and the ice-cream parlour with many scrumptious flavours is there to tempt tourists.

It is the tree swing though, that brings back so many memories of you. Having parked the car, it was the first thing you saw when we walked towards the marina. You loved to sit, gently swing back and forth, whilst reading your book. 

Today Grinch and Frankie Angel Bear sat there. Did you see? Were you there too? Did you sit beside us? I think you did.

We love you so much

We miss you every day

Our darling Angel son 

xxxxxx

Grinch has found the swing

Grinch and swing

Grinch and Frankie Angel Bear

Frank enjoying the swing ~ August 2013

Frank and Dad on the swing ~ August 2013

Three of us on the swing

Harbour Town lighthouse and marina

Harbour Town lighthouse

Rocking the shade

Great place for people watching

Trying to seek shade

The quiet reader ~ just like Frank

Grinch and ice cream ~ salted chocolate crunch and Bourbon pecan

The wonderful lighthouse

Terrific tones and textures of the bark on the trunk

A huge, most revolting bug!

My view, in the afternoon, under my umbrella

Aug14

Anniversary

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Monday 14th August

   

Thirty five years we’ve been together

It’s our anniversary today

You were here for thirty of those years

But now in heaven is where you lay

You should be here celebrating

But it was cancer that took you away

I tried to save you my darling

But I just couldn’t make you stay

We miss you sweetie, Angel son

Love you forever, is what I say

xxxxxx

Beautiful wispy clouds this morning


Looking towards the beach


Fountains making fabulous shapes


University President’s Ball 1974


Us today 

Aug13

Relaxing   

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Sunday 13th August

  

We went to our favourite coffee shop this morning, only to find it has changed hands, has a new name, and different furniture and decor; but it does still serve great coffee and food nonetheless. Think it will become our new favourite for the morning caffeine hit.

Some retail therapy was next on the agenda, and it was good to venture into cool, air-conditioned stores to escape the midday heat. Shorts, shirts, t-shirts, and dresses were duly chosen and paid for. 

The pool, beach and sea beckoned later in the afternoon, and we enjoyed a relaxing time just chilling and lazing about. 

  

We think of you all the time

We miss you all the time

We’ll love you ’til the end of time

Beloved Angel son

xxxxxx

Walking to coffee this morning

Reflections

Beach this afternoon ~ still busy at 5pm

Looking south

Pelican formation

Sunset through the trees

Aug12

Hilton Head Island

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Saturday 12th August

  

We left Daytona Beach Shores this morning and drove four and a half hours north to Hilton Head Island ~ two hundred and eighty miles, stopping once at the Georgia/Florida state line.

We have stayed many times here, and you loved the quietness of the resort, the pools and beach. Oh, and the fountains at Coligny Beach. 

August 2010, the fountains leading down to the beach


We wish you were with us, playing chicken with the fountains again, laughing and joking, then going to Java Joe’s for a cold drink.

Miss you so very much sweetie

Precious Angel son

xxxxxx

Dames Point Bridge, Jacksonville, over the St John’s River

Driving into Georgia

Driving into South Carolina

A thundery sky on arrival

The sign in the Piggly Wiggly always makes me smile

Aug11

St. Augustine

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Friday 11th August

  

This morning we drove (slowly, at the speed limit of 35mph on the A1A), sixty miles north of Daytona Shores to the oldest city in America: St. Augustine. In the 1500’s Pedro Menéndez explored and colonised the city, on instruction of King Phillip II of Spain. In the 1700’s English troops besieged and then burnt the town to the ground ~ a reason why there are no buildings older than 1702 in St. Augustine today. 

We began by checking out the Visitor Information Centre, and armed with a map, we began our stroll in the midday heat down narrow streets lined with tourist shops, bars, restaurants and palm trees. Spanish colonial influence was everywhere, from the names of the streets to tapas bars, and even in the public toilets where a ‘potted’ history of waste disposal is given!

We walked down St George’s Street to the basilica, across to the marina, and back again. It was hot; we felt wilted. We had a great lunch at the Bull and Crown pub, along with copious amounts of iced water, and completed our eating with a wonderful tub of pecan and toasted coconut ice cream from a gelateria just around the corner.

Our drive back was much faster, as we drove down I95 at twice the speed of the outbound journey.

The late afternoon was spent walking along the beach and paddling in the sea, watching pelicans fly and dive for fish, right in front of us.

I think you would have liked St. Augustine, my darling, with it’s ancient cemetery, torture chamber museum, ghost stories, pirates and dark history. Not sure about the heat though ~ it was sweltering.

We miss you poppet

Love you forever

Beloved Angel son

xxxxxx

Sparkly sea this morning

The oldest schoolhouse in America

Typical tourist stores

Casa Rodriguez

The basilica

Cathedral and basilica 

Looking down St. George’s Street

The Grinch came to lunch

And also enjoyed the ice cream

Restroom information

The old city gates

St George’s Street

Threatening looking sky as we head towards I95

Back on the beach ~ Daytona Shores looking north

Daytona Shores looking south

Beach selfie

Aug10

Ponce de Leon Inlet lighthouse

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Thursday 10th August

  

This morning we drove a few miles south to the Ponce de Leon Inlet lighthouse, an historic 1880’s brick and granite structure. This was the result of a recommendation from another fellow blogger at House of Heart

And thank you so much for the terrific suggestion. It was great to see this national landmark.

175 feet tall with 203 spiralling steps, that become noticeably steeper and smaller as you reach the top; and climb them all, we did, and were greeted with spectacular views from the gallery deck. New Smyrna Beach and the inland waterways sparkled in the warm sunshine.

I think you would have liked to climb the lighthouse steps with us ~ a few years ago you enjoyed clambering to the top of the lighthouse in Harbour Town, Hilton Head Island, especially when you were rewarded with a large ice cream afterwards!

The afternoon was spent on the beach, beneath a large umbrella giving welcoming shade. You would have splashed about in the sea, or walked up and down the sands. 

Missing you, my lighthouse buddy

Love you sweetheart, so much

Precious Angel son

xxxxxx

Standing tall

Looking up

Looking down

Looking up again

Looking towards New Smyrna Beach

Across the islands and waterways

Hot at the top

Back to the beach in the afternoon

So quiet and relaxing

A pretty sunset this evening