Homeward Bound--My Walk Pt. 2

I started walking home along the beach, and saw a lot of neat things. The waves were coming in and creating mist, and there were very few people--and the people there were tended to be jogging.

I love how this paw-print looks like it's coming out instead of being an imprint in the sand (which it was).

We recently had some rain, which came with rain and high waves (some people even were swept out to sea--sadly, one woman died.) This is a kelp holdfast that was washed ashore! Pretty impressive--it's hard to tell the size from the photo, but it was maybe as long as my arm.

I was even lucky enough to find some shells! This one was the largest. I brought them home with me. :)

I saw several of these sad little dead sunfish--I remember they told us at the aquarium once that their fins are one of the few parts of their bodies that predators can eat, so they'll end up dying fin-less. The ones I saw were actually small, as sunfish go--maybe a foot long.

I also found many jellyfish--the first time I've ever seen them washed ashore. They really do look like jelly!

I nudged a couple with my foot (which actually gave me the willies!), then texted my husband to tell him I'd done so. He said "If there's no pictures, it didn't happen." So I had to find some more to nudge.

And I even took some video! Pretty good proof, I think!