Softly the evening came. The sun from the western horizon like a magician extended his golden wand o'er the landscape. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)

 

 

Wish I could say she is skipping on a sand dune, but she is skipping on a controversial T-groin. What's a T-groin? "They look like giant hot dog buns jutting into the surf. They are designed to safeguard Upham Beach from erosion and protect the coastline condos from floods and hurricanes. But to an increasingly vocal group of critics, the tubes are ugly yellow bean bags that disrupt the pristine vista and make surfing next to impossible at this once-popular surfer spot." (Nicola W. White -The Tampa Tribune)