Labor Day Weekend in Hilton Head

We had a minor set back on our first day at the coast.

Hazy. Cloudy. Light Rain. Very un-vacation-like.
We ventured out anyway.

One day my sister and I were walking to the beach...
Something caught her attention.

...And I think that is when the weekend developed a new atmosphere of brilliant color...
dusting off its sinking shades of gray.

Shannon spotted the most color-frazzled flower! There were so many layers to it. (I wish I knew the name of it!) The bees loved them... they were covered in pollen.

The sun miraculously came out...despite the gloomy forecast that was predicted.

I brought some hydrangeas in a vase...
in hopes that I would draw them: