It warmed up quickly this morning - no early morning fog - so we thought a walk to the Butterfly Grove, Pismo Beach, CA, was in order. They were beautiful, as always, and ever increasing in number.
On the way, we saw this Union Pacific passenger train. Previously, everything had been Amtrak or freight trains. I wonder how often one of these goes by.
Later in the afternoon, we walked along the beach at low tide.
At our end, there were probably 20 sand dollars per linear foot of beach. Now we know how people have been able to collect huge bowls of them (and we have a collection of our own.)
How can you tell if a Sand Dollar is alive? They look nothing like this when they are.
You can see there was quite a bit of wind.
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This little creature was moving so slowly, you had to strain to see it move at all, but he persisted.
The sun was getting low and reflecting in all the windows.
The setting sun is casting a pink glow.
No clouds to add drama, but the low tide allowed for interesting patterns.
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