Things I discovered today

[torquill]

1. There is a beautiful beach and park within 10 minutes of emmett_the_sane's house.

2. The creek in the wetlands next to the beach is lined with pussy-willows. I had no idea there were pussy-willows in the Bay Area -- I've only seen them in Oregon. Right now they're even soft and fuzzy.

3. I still remember how to walk on sand without thrashing.

4. I had forgotten a basic lesson of childhood: always put anything you care about in a place that is totally beyond the reach of the sea. (I didn't lose my birks, but they were wet, sandy, and not in the place I left them.)

5. Do not leave said things on the other side of a creek-cut from where you need to end up when leaving. It was dry when I crossed it the first two times. When I went back to fetch my shoes, I got to cross a torrent. Twice. Sigh.

6. The ocean never changes.

Comments

[kitabare.livejournal.com]

Remind me to get you to show me where that is. Scott took me to a beach down there for valentine's, I want to be able to take him to one up here when he visits again.

[luna-torquill.livejournal.com]

It's Rockaway Beach in Pacifica -- pretty well-known, but it wasn't busy on a weekday.

If I don't see you before he's coming up again, nudge me... I can give you maps etc.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Cool, which beach/park did you go to? :-)

There are some tide pools here that at low tide have starfish and other critters... it's so cool!

[luna-torquill.livejournal.com]

Emmett recommended Rockaway Beach, so I went there. No tidepools (pity) and the tide was coming in... but the surf was nice, and the wetlands quite beautiful.

I'd love to hear about tidepooling beaches -- I'm a big fan. :)