The beach always makes me feel pensive. Maybe it's the massiveness of the ocean, and the expanse of beach, littered with people from all walks of life.
So you can't give just any present for a 60th. I knew I wanted to give our dear friend Ken something symbolic, representing "who" he is to us, not just celebrating another birthday.
In a moment's time I realized that a shift had happened. Subtle, like when you shift your weight from one foot to the other, my oldest son had shifted slightly, leaving childhood largely in his past and staring forward towards manhood.