Nonquitt scrapbook • ladder

Girl Running, Nonquitt, 2007.

N scrapbook • the raft

N scrapbook • green tube

N scrapbook • the dog

The perfect summer place would not be complete without a lazy dog, and she is the perfect old dog. She gets around pretty well for her age, and still goes in the water.

N scrapbook • crossword

M is a crossword whiz, but she lets us get a few answers.

N scrapbook • girls on the Cup & Saucer

N is very kid-friendly; traffic along its shady streets is slow, and lots of people ride bicycles or golf carts. There are activities for kids all summer, including a summer camp.

N scrapbook • The Beach

This photo comes close to summing up the N experience, in some ways. It's a very human scale beach, with a long pier that ends in a T, with a place for boats to sidle up, and a diving board. Just beyond the pier is a raft, a great place to stretch out in the sun, and rock gently with the waves. The rock formation on the right is called "The Cup & Saucer." Above the beach is a grassy area with BBQ pits, a cabana and some woods. Out of the photo to the right is a little building where people store their beach chairs and umbrellas, and there is usually a tanned teenager selling cans of soda out of a cooler for a dollar. There is also a little shower stall. Many of the folks at the beach know each other; some of the families, like M's, have been around since the 1870s. In recent years there are more renters, so there are people from all over, vacationing. It is truly a remarkable place, and I feel privileged to have spent some memorable times there.