My weekends at the Park are Sunday and Monday, so today is a day off. I took advantage of the free time to actually visit the beach instead of just working on it :)
The post-Ike tide pools were full of water...
Sea oats struggled to regain ground after being wind-whipped, and subject to salt water flooding in recent storms,
new driftwood persists on the beaches
and old forests erode out of the front beach (and serve as great substrate for new marine communities -- check out that algae!)
and help build new primary dunes by trapping sand in their roots.
I can't believe I only have one month left here, on to new adventures yet unknown... I'm really going to miss this gorgeous island!
20 October 2008
A Quiet Day on the Beach
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Hello World!
Which way to the sea?
4 comments:
Glorious colors! Perfect beach scenery! And you got to leave that? And no idea, where too? Bummer!
Cheers, Klaus
That's the best: to have time just to roam destination unknown on scenic stretch of beach.
Did you know that depending on the "fluff factor" of the sand, each mile you walk on beach sand is worth 3 on normal pavement. (Actually, I just made that up ... but it is harder to walk on sand ... you must know that better than anybody).
But as far as heading off to destinations unknown in general: that can be nerve wrecking.
We all have our fingers crossed that things work out.
I really enjoyed these shots - thanks for sharing!
You will be greatly missed as I know you will miss the beauty of this place.
Ruth
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