Our Tide Pooling Afternoon...

Any day at the beach is a great day but when it's the end of February and the weather is in the upper 70s, it's a perfect beach day.

I've become quite adept at following tide charts and when I saw that today's was low (.98 ft) and at a good time to avoid traffic (1:24 PM), we all gathered at our favorite shore- Carlsbad's Cerezo Bluffs.
John Steinbeck described tide pools in a interesting way that's worth sharing, “The tide goes out imperceptibly. The boulders show and seem to rise up and the ocean recedes leaving little pools, leaving wet weed and moss and sponge, iridescence and brown and blue and China red. On the bottoms lie the incredible refuse of the sea, shells broken and chipped and bits of skeleton, claws, the whole sea bottom a fantastic cemetery on which the living scamper and scramble.”


The big discovery was Wavy Turban Snails, with Julie finding the coolest one ever.


Though mine was the largest of the treasures. So dang cool!


I think this egret is a permanent resident. His yellow feet delight each time we visit.
It is always wonderful when the Haerr men get together and if it's at the beach, even better.

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1 comments:

Four Points Bulletin said...

I love these tide pools! How fun it’s become a regular spot for you. I have been going a lot too. Just imagine all of the sea creatures you walk right by! I think I told you, my friend found an octopus last week!

March 4, 2021 at 6:37 AM

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