Sunday, June 22, 2008, the weatherman said it was going to rain.  The sun was (somewhat) shining, and we were determined to picnic someplace other than our patio.  Betting on the sun to dry up all the rain, we decided to venture not far from our Weston home and shuffled off to Sherwood Island Park for the day.

    The skies were over-cast as we unpacked our car.  We settled for a picnic table under a lightening rod, I mean tree, that was close to the parking lot...(still concerned about rain).

     The park had some signs of life, but it was reasonably quiet.  I opened up the snacks, (all that fresh air made me hungry), and Chris got to work on this grill he decided to buy.  Eventually I noticed I was not needed for the project.  He is The Grillmeister you know.  So I took a walk with my camera.  Here is some pictures of our beautiful day:

Chris and the unassembled grill( before I took my walk).

This is a picture of Sherwood Island Park, looking North as rain clouds slowly rolled in.

The 911 Memorial.

In the distance were small boats...

...and ships.

The camera's zoom feature allowed me to sneak up on this bird...

...and my husband still putting together the grill!  :)

Shortly after we dined on my husband's world famous hamburgers.  The sound of thunder made the beach-goers disappear.  Chris and I fearlessly (?) stayed. Then the gods smiled on us for our determination and bravery.  It didn't rain!  The clouds just grumbled as they passed by.

We had the entire beach to ourselves...well, it was us and the seagulls.