At sunrise
Among the reds
A Total Eclipse of the Art
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost
Striving to live gracefully
Senior Lecturer, Division of Biological Sciences, School of STEM, University of Washington, Bothell
“Beauty can be seen in all things; seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.” Matt Hardy
marine life in Cornwall
Beats Stumbling Around in Silence
Beautifully captured serenity. That starfish is incredible
Thank you Tina. The morning sunlight was treating its orange pretty well. The tide was still falling so it was freshly exposed. That didn’t hurt either.
Tina’s right. That is a stupendous photo. But your shots always are. They always bring the shoreline to life in such a thoughtful way.
Thank you so much for saying so Margaret. Looks like you and I agree Tina’s got a good eye, and she is wonderfully encouraging.
Beautiful, serene collection. I love the starfish too. It looks jewel-encrusted!
Your’e right. It was one of the first things I noticed when I got down near the water. The morning sunlight set if off pretty well. Thanks!
It’s beautiful.
Excellent.
Thank you John, very thoughtful of you to say so.
Two beautiful captures! 🙂
Thank you Amy.
Are the sea stars returning up in your neck of the woods? It seems a long time since I’ve found any, though I can’t say I’ve caught very many low tides of late. Far too many other distractions. Thanks so much for providing the next best thing… 😉 Your images are way cool!
Yes, I would say a substantial rebound in Pisaster, the one I think you are referring to (the one in my current post). The sunflower star, has had a tough time rebounding. Thanks for the complement and for getting me thinking about your important question.
I would love to see you do a post about the Pisaster recovery. (thanks for providing their name). Hope the sunflower manages to recover. (That’s the one with a lot more points?) I’ve never been lucky enough to see one, but I was told they used to be seen at Seven Devils, N of Bandon.
Okay, by fall I’ll do something on that topic. In the meantime, you are correct the sunflower star has twenty arms, more or less. They are often orange. I don’t think I’ve seen one in the intertidal since 2013. Others have, but they are struggling. They are mostly subtidal and important predators on sea urchins, which have been taking advantage.
Ok that was awesome. Both photos. You’ve brought a little serenity to my morning.
Made my evening
Such beautiful images! And, I must agree with everyone else, the starfish is spectacular.
Thank you Sylvia. There’s something about starfish.