Well, a bigger starfish…

Then again, I’d say it has to be a starfish for everyone…

We had a wonderful time at the beach yesterday. It was eerily quiet. The water was like glass. It was cloudy, but warm, and we were there for nearly three hours. As you can see, there was an abundance of starfish. I wish I could post all 120 pictures I took. They were everywhere. As were many other animals.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think we’re looking at some sea urchin.

(on the dock, not the big starfish in the backgound), and a blue heron.

On our dock. While we were on it. There were actually two, but this is the one I got before they flew away.

It was on the dock for quite awhile, but at the time, the girls were actively investigating a hermit crab clinging to the mussels on the side of the dock, while their hands were full of starfish.

Anxiously watching them lean out over the water with their hands full was taking most of my attention, then the birds flew away.

After awhile, we made use of our buckets,

then did the responsible thing (although not without protests and lamenting), and released the starfish back into the canal.

Next, we found and tormented little rock crabs.

Like I said, there’s oodles more to show, but as it is, my allotted amount of bandwidth is in danger. I’d better stop. I don’t have any pictures of Cable-Eight yet. And next you hear from me, I’ll be home. But what a wonderful vacation it’s been!