Sunset, interrupted

Last night, I decided at about 8:05 that I wanted to run down to the beach to take some pics of the sunset. That's the cool thing about living a mile from the beach....spontaneity is very possible. Also, when you go that late, you pretty much have the place to yourself.

So we jumped in the car and headed down. As soon as we got there, we noticed storm clouds building from the west.

The kids had fun anyway, as kids are wont to do. Check out Old Lady Liam, holding up the hem of his shorts. (I'll be honest: he's doing that so I won't yell at him for getting his clothes wet.)

The storm clouds quickly obliterated most of the sunset.

But man, were they gorgeous in their own right.

Editors note: My punk-ass-emo-kid daughter is "graduating" from 8th grade on Tuesday. Tonight our outdoor plans were aborted so we headed to the mall and she picked out a dress. That's right. I said a dress. And she looks incredible in it. She looks all growed up and beautiful. I'll take pictures this weekend...you'll need to brace yourselves before you look.