Above you can see that as many live tulips that had to be thrown back, there were that many empty ones. Those pear whelks are for my flower pots out on the lanai. Above, I’ve put down a quarter to show the size of the lone true tulip I found. Above: Some of the olives are still wonderfully shiny. I was happy to have gotten the two crab carapaces home intact, as they tend...
After breakfast, I got in my car to head back home and prepare for the work week. The tide was still pretty low, low enough to expose this sand bar in the bay. It was already past 10:00 am.
Someone had tossed this old horse conch up above the pile. I put my net down for scale. I’ve taken one of these home before; labored over it, slaved over it to remove all the barnacles, and it ended up that the barnacles were what was holding it together! Needless to say, I passed. As we were walking back to the access path to go have breakfast, we encountered this poor soul without a...
Above, a bird feeds on whatever it is that shore birds feed upon. Below, Bonnie patrols the shore near The Rocks. Below, an amazing array of colorful sponges and other vegetation. We both refrained from picking up any more sea urchins, as neither of us has been able to bring ourselves to deal with the ones we picked up several weeks ago. Neither of us has figured out how to properly dry/preserve the various...
Bonnie found this amazingly active true tulip. If you can get over the fact that they are actually slugs with really pretty housing, you can appreciate the beauty of the animal itself. This critter was so active, it inspired Bonnie to get brave and take some video with her camera. I think she’s going to try to figure out how to post it on YouTube or somewhere (I think PhotoBucket does video, too).
Finally, I am introduced to the infamous “The Rocks” place! Tidal pools had formed before them, with more live critters burrowing around. They are covered with vegetation, and looked like they would be slippery, so I refrained from climbing upon them. Right in front of The Rocks, there was a pretty substantial pile. Upon seeing it, I was immediately regretful that I’d left the rake back in the car. It seemed like all the...
Made arrangements last night to meet Bonnie at the rendezvous to take advantage of the full moon low tide. There had been wind and waves yesterday, and the published time of low tide at the point was 6:43 AM, so we decided to meet at 6:30 AM. At first, we went to Gulf Pines, but there was absolutely NOTHING going on there (again! That happened to me and Kim, too. Maybe I’m a jinx?),...
