… 39.4°, and the water is 14.4° (that’s 103°F and 58°F, for those of you not Celsius enabled), jumping into the ocean can only be described as Excruciatingly Refreshing!!!

It’s definitely looking like summer on the beach now, with all the people …

… and nature’s garbage collectors picking up after them.

Who needs castles in the sky, when you can have them in the sand?

Every year, Hampton Beach has a sand castle building event.

With the flags flying …

… the sand is carefully prepared …

… the artists begin their arduous labour …

… and the masterpieces begin to take shape …

… while the beachgoers look on in awe …

‘Nuff said.

… Everywhere are signs …

… Old signs and new signs …

… Signs here …

… signs there …

… signs of the incoming tide …

… signs we like to see …

… and signs we don’t like to see …