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How you dune?

How you dune? 10-sec getaway and deep breath brought to you by the Outer Lands Archipelago, the 30,000 Ice Age formation off the East Coast of the USA in the Atlantic Ocean. Dunes and ocean video.

How you dune? Photograph of ocean dunes

Here's a photo of an ocean dune by the Incredible Mr. C, please enjoy.

Now, turn south and face the ocean.

Take a deep breath!

That gorgeous video was also captured by my husband. I invite you to take a deep breath and a little break from the news and the rest of your life from time to time. Wow, there’s a lot happening these days. Big stuff!

Fun facts

During the Ice Age of 30,000 years ago, the great Labrador Glacier came to a halt here at the ocean, leaving a ridge of moraines that form the Outer Lands Archipelago islands of Long Island, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Block Island, and the many other smaller islands.

These sandy beaches have a lot of quartz — that magical stuff that pulses under pressure (e.g., see quartz watches). Combined with sea mist, it’s a very nice thing. A walk on the shore the cure, body and soul.

Many Atlantic Ocean beaches are accessible in two hours or less from major East Coast cities. Some ocean beaches are within New York City and accessible by bus or subway! (Shout out to Coney Island and the Rockaways!)

~ Nan


P.S. I shared the video on a small constellation of 4seasonshelf social media, too. If you found this post from one of those platforms, thank you for coming! Glad you could make it.

P.S.S. The video is part of the #100daychallenge, which as I’ve posted, I’m using to learn more video skills and to get 4seasonshelf (and myself) out there more.

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Day 3 of #100daychallenge: already in trouble…

It’s Day 3 of the #100daychallenge and Nan is already in trouble. She jumped on the challenge without a plan and now she’s on the struggle bus to keep up.

Creating a short video and posting it online each day takes me hours. But that’s what I decided to do for the official #100daychallenge starting on Feb 22.

With barely a plan, you won’t be surprised to find out that I’m already in trouble.

I’m working on a video about coloring in one page of one of my coloring books. I quickly found myself under a mountain of material that will take more time than I have for today to make something with.

So I thought today’s short video would be about finding oneself already behind the eight ball on Day 3 of a 100-day challenge.

On the plus side, I’m learning a lot. I’ve got to get faster and better at using the tech involved while trying to saying something.

Here’s today’s short video, which is also going on the 4seasonshelf YouTube channel and Instagram.

~ Nan

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Hundred day challenge: daily video?

Today, I finished getting dressed when I got the idea to make a short video about my socks and shoes.

Winter weather calls for warm & comfy socks and shoes

I need the practice. Not practice putting on my shoes, making videos! esp with myself in the shot.

Well, here's the video:

I mean, yes, critics gonna critique, and they're not wrong, but I'm just putting my dumb ass out there.

Since I need to do more of this kind of thing, and since the #100daychallenge starts today, and since a good challenge helps motivate me, I'm making content and uploading it for 100 days.

Will my 100th be any better than my 1st? Let's hope so.

~ Nan

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