The beach is my happy place...

... yes, seriously the beach - any beach - is my happy place. I don't even have to be there, just looking at a photo featuring blue water and golden sands will chill me out. And believe me, this girl needs lots of chillin'-out time.

For my birthday this year I bought myself a fancy, overpriced, not-quite-as-good-as-a-DSLR camera. And I still haven't learned all the bells & whistles, but it does have a "pinhole"setting that makes any snap look instantly more professional. Which is good because as much as I admire photography I am not all that great at it.

These pics were taken at Capitola (a cool beach town in California just south of Santa Cruz). Doesn't the pinhole effect make these look lovely?