HorseShoe

Finally, enough free time to walk down the hill n stick my aching toes into the salt water for the first time this year. Thursday was only about 85F degrees, a bit cool compared to earlier in the week. I "Eennie-meenie-moe'd" left to the m-cove. High-tide was at about 5pm, n always the best time at all the beaches here.

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No one else was on the boulevarde beach. I waded around the end closest to the D-bridge a little while, then I saw this critter shell near some seaweed behind me. It was moving in the small ripples, n at first I thought it was alive. ... But something was missing... (the tail) n then suddenly a small green crab ran out from under it! Guess it makes a great hiding place.

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Now my lucky horseshoe's making an appearance in my front shell garden for the kids to point at. (There was no meat left on it).

Altho they get fairly large, Horseshoe crabs are harmless creatures when compared to the pincher ones. There's also tons of tiny hermit crabs to see in the cove. Some folks can't stand sea life, so only swim in lakes. I think there's so much more to learn from exploring the ocean. I'm fascinated with shells n rocks also. They all have stories of the past in them.

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I just washed some of my beach clothes n towel stuff, so next time I can actually go swimming if I want to. Of course, the heat wave has ended, but summer has indeed arrived. Never does seem like it tho, until the toes are submerged.