Sun

sun, sunlight, solar
skin, hide, pelt, cuticle
freckles, moles, sun spots, age spots
golden, tan, brown, tawny
epidermis
bikini, naked
sunbathe, tanning oil, Coppertone
sunbow, sunbreak, sunbright, sunburst
sunbrowned
sunburned or sunburnt: reddened, tanned, seared by the sun’s rays
sunbaked
summer, sky, warm, hot
bright, blazing, blistering, sizzling
lush
tropical
sprinkled, spotted, freckle-faced
rays, sun rays
tan: to convert (skin) to leather by impregnation with an infusion of tree bark, mineral salts, or some other form of tannin or a substitute
sand, beach, salt
mineral, crust, salty, saline, briny, brackish, brown
salt-tinged, mud-tinged
beach chair, beach towel, lounge chair
wading, body surfing
cooler, salty snacks, boiled peanuts, Coke
tan, leather, browned, exposure
yellow, orange, glaring, white, blinding
shimmering, heat waves
sand, sandbar, sandbank, sandal
beach, shore, splash zone
quartz, glass, abrasive, grainy, gritty
sand crab, ghost crab, sand dollar
star fish, moon snail, mud ball
seashore, shoreline, beach comber
seashell
beach cusp (n.): sand and gravel deposits formed by wave action into points that project seaward along a coast
beach flea, beach grass, crustaceans, sea oats
sand dunes, reeds, sand burrs, stickers
superfine, white, dry, sugar sand
beach umbrella
Sunkist, Budweiser, Blondie: “The tide is high”
lifeguard stand
brown water, surf, waves, jetty
boats, boating, outboard, hum
hull, fiberglass, bimini
wake, kneeboard, crab traps, buoys
marsh, Spartina, oyster beds, mud flats
tide, tidal, rivers, creeks
serpentine, still, buzzing
boat deck, peach, warm, vibration
guard rail, bow rail, stainless steel
helm, anchor
bumper, line, cleat, dock
planks, searing hot, blistering hot
blistered skin, pink, tender
jellyfish, jelly balls, cannonball jellies
barefoot, flip flops
sundress, straps that hurt
melanoma, cancer

For the month of April, I will be publishing a 10-minute free write each day, initiated by a prompt from my prompt box. Minimal editing. No story. This one was just a spilling of words. I was tired of prose.