A string of clear skies and warm weather (the folks round here call it a “sunbreak”) often leads to spontaneous behavior.
Who was I to pass up an opportunity to watch the sunset at Richmond Beach with my mom?
These photos don’t really do the place justice. Imagine a giant opalescent sheet of glass, fringed with craggy snow-spiked mountains. Add a foreground of green grass with frolicking children . . . got it?