Low Tide

Today was sunny - a nice day to walk on the beach at low tide. Roy was called away to fight a structure fire so it was a "solo" walk. I love the beach and at low tide there's so much more to love. The retreating water exposes pockets of rock, expanses of sand and tidal pools full of interesting things...

Since I am a dummy and didn't wear boots - today was all about wet feet, sea stars and sand dollars and panoramic views.


The star fish are left high and dry and cling to rocks waiting for the return of high water, pink ones, purple ones and coral ones, large and small all in a big lump. Difficult to even guess how many are there.


The one above minus a leg got caught out in the open amidst a field of sand dollars. The white one is dead, but each of those black discs is alive - thousands of them. See the stars clinging in a mass to the side of the rock? and off in the distance the snowy peaks of the rocky mountains on the BC main land.


Although the structural part of building our house is over there are still dozens of jobs to do.
Roy and I tackle them one by one. Closets, tiling around the tub, Spackle, sanding and "dapping" all of the trim work. There are still mountains of boxes to unpack...and I can't even think about all the painting that will have to be done...
All the more reason to love a walk on the beach.