Cottages at the Beach

I'm unpacking and catching up on laundry since returning from

 our annual vacation with my husband's family.

We always have a great time and I love that we have this tradition.

It's such a cute little beach town and I always enjoy taking long

walks and looking at the charming houses.

Want to come along?

The house above has its red, white and blue going on 

all ready to celebrate.

Adirondack chairs always look great and I think they look

very inviting on the front porch.

I like how neat and tidy this pretty blue house looks.

The landscaping isn't anything extravagant but it looks great.

In the picture below you can see the pretty, soft light green on the

screened door and the same color is on the door to the house as well.

Here's another screened door that is just so charming.

The little spindles in the center are painted the two 

colors of the house - such a great idea.

The red door on this house really stands out.

A lot of the houses have screened in porches on the front.

I love that you could sit there and watch all the beach goers passing by.

You could do a lot of living on this huge porch.

There's enough room for a couple seating areas and

a nice dining area too.

I'm only a little envious!  : )

A lot of the older homes are being remodeled or rebuilt

 into larger homes that can be rented out to large groups

 or families for the summer. 

But you can still find many older, smaller homes that have

 that small town charm that I love.

And who can resist a house with a white picket fence?

As I'm taking my walks, I like to look back between the houses

and many times I find little pockets of charm like

this sidewalk that takes you back to a cute fence

and a wonderful porch.

Here's an old garage with a huge hydrangea.

This winding staircase must go to a guest space or small

apartment appropriately called "The Beach Denn."

Here's a shady little spot to take a break.

That ivy is growing like crazy and look at that 

beautiful, huge tree trunk!

So many beautiful flowers.

Hydrangea are everywhere - they are huge!

 They must really love the climate.

This house was one of my favorites this year.

It just looked like a well loved family home

and the colors really appealed to me.

I especially liked the little sitting area on the lawn.

I hoped you enjoyed our walk.

Do you have a favorite?

You can go HERE if you would like to see

the beach houses from last year.

Thanks a bunch for visiting!

JoAnne

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