Tuesday's lowest tide of the month revealed many normally hidden surprises for me on my morning ramble. Collecting beach glass was the plan ( I did pick up a pile of it), however I happened upon other treasures along the way. Patterns etched into the sand by the retreating water sparkled...
Sea stars glistened, snuggling at the water's edge. purples and the occasional salmon pink...
Turning one over, I got my first glimpse of the wriggling, pasta-like "suction tubes" avidly seeking something to cling to. These incredibly delicate feelers adhere the stars to other rock-hard surfaces with an unbreakable tenacity.
Farther along, I came upon another kind of creation echoing the blue of the Bellingham sky.
And a couple of lost soles...
Sunburned, but soul-soothed, I hauled my backpack stuffed with beach glass up the hill toward home, grateful for another summer ramble.
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