Sight - In my last Five Senses Friday post, I wrote about the Christmas lights in Naples (Long Beach), California. My mom and I made it up there last night to walk around and it did not disappoint!
Naples Island in Long Beach, California
This house had 7 Christmas trees set up in the courtyard!
Long Beach, California
The sign says “Griswold’s Family Christmas”
The mouth portion is a movie screen projecting The Polar Express! The homeowner was also selling hot chocolate.
Check out snowboard Santa in the upper right hand corner.
Naples Island, Long Beach, California
Hear – The thing I love most about being in California is the ability to swim outside! The thing I love the most about swimming is the silence. I love the fact that you hear nothing but the swishing of H2O once you put your face in the water. Very relaxing.
Feel – Today, I am feeling very happy that the winter solstice is upon us. That means the nights are getting shorter, the days are getting longer, and summer is a mere 6 months away!
Smell – My nose has been tickled with the scent of fresh basil growing in my mom’s backyard. I can’t wait to make some pesto and Caprese salads!
Taste – The first thing I did when I arrived in California was swing by Wahoo’s for lunch. It has become a tradition to make it my first food stop. If there were a Wahoo’s in Chicago, I might not be so grumpy in the winter months. Hmmm… franchise opportunity, maybe?
I want to check out that area of LB now. It looks amazing.
I feel the cold air on my early morning shifts at TJ’s.
I smell my cup of hot salted caramel chai from TJ’s.
I taste the green chile and chicken tamales that I had from TJ’s this morning.
I hear the clock tick quite loudly in my room. Damn that’s a loud clock.
Neil, Naples is fun! Definitely check it out! Hot salted caramel chai sounds absurdly wonderful! I am going to have to pick that up!
I’ll pick you up two today. You won’t be disappointed.
Sight – Seeing your Long Beach photos.
Sound – The background talking on my radio sleep setting as I am going to sleep and the sound is merely white noise.
Taste – The taste of a Haitian cheese-filled pastry at 3pm after I’ve riden my bike to the dentist and the library have not eaten all day.
Feeling – The feeling of the wind and a few snowflakes on my face as I walked to church this mornong.
Smell – The smell of peppers and sausage cooking somewhere in my neighborhood as I returned home from the bus.
Mmmm! A Haitian cheese-filled pastry sounds divine.