Lanya, Sirs, MT, Missus:
Thanks for the kind comments. The Heart in the Sand is a tradition we started back in 1977. I was walking on Glebe Road in Arlington, VA. with Val during a snowstorm. I spontaneously jumped onto a small patch of grass in front of a bank and used my feet to make a heart in the snow. She thought it was sweet (awwww!) so since then whenever it snows or we go to a beach I make her a heart. I usually get a lot more elaborate, like lining it with seashells or something like that (Hey, ya gotta keep it fresh!) but since we only had a short time on the beach I stuck to the simple, with just our anniversary date on a scroll below.
All of those pics were taken with my son's Canon digitial camera. We have lots more, but we have to compress and upload them and it takes time. In a week or so I'll probably post more.
Sorry I don't get much online time. I'll try to post more often when I get the chance.
Cheers, all!