Category Archives: beach
Some stuff from the beach. The blue jellyfish-like creatures are Velella velella, also know as by-the-wind sailors. Sometimes they get caught up in off-shore winds and end up on the beaches, dying and leaving a slippery and if it’s warm enough, stinky mess. Fortunately for us, it was not warm when we were there. You can read about them here. The first time I saw them, there were one or two here and there and by the time I left the beach, vast swaths of sand were covered with them.
Velella velella and dog
Velella velellas and crab
A good razor clam day
Kelp
Sand dollar
We spent most of last week at the beach.
One of my favorite scenes
Sand shrimp make good fish bait but first you have to catch them.
Dogs help with fishing
Ken flew his kite
Beach erosion. This used to be an easy level walk. Now it’s a ten foot drop to the beach.
Highly erodable cliffs.
And yet, they keep building.
Luna and Sky love water and they love the beach. We never did fully tire them out despite throwing sticks over and over and over again. Sky would still be at it if we could keep up with her. Luna took breaks to smell stuff.
One of my favorite things – sunset on the beach. A comfy chair on the deck, a glass of wine and dogs by my side. It doesn’t get much better than that.
This group of women gets together here every spring.
It’s a nice place to stay. Someday a tsunami or climate change will take it away so we enjoy it while we can.
Good light for Luna
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