It’s a blustery scene out here, on the lukewarm sands of Terranea beach! A boy and his photographer stand to my left; an Asian lad to their left, on the rocks. (The beach is made up of sand and rocks, leading toward the Pacific Ocean.) Farther left still is a man taking photographs of his own: he climbs down the rock-perch he was just atop, a moment ago.

I sit in a crevice on the sand, soaking everything around as I soft-type onto my Kindle Fire 8. My body craves movement…so, off I go.

For then!