colors and creatures...

I have posted far too many pictures today, so I shall keep mostly silent and let them speak for themselves.... (Blogger has been messing with the rotation of some of my photos, so a few of the bottom ones may seem sideways...because they are!)

Here's to a thousand (0r more) words about the beauty of the beach I reveled in Sunday...

Amazing colors....

...this photo below was the view if you looked away from the ocean for a moment or two...

....brilliant greens of sea moss on the rocks (low tide allowed them to be seen! and in my case, climbed upon!)...

...and look at the textures of this wavy green 'hair'...

...a wonderfully-colorful rock (some sort of green growth on it)

...and a lovely sample of sea weed...

...and now for the creatures...

I love the way this bird is splashing along...

...and now, my very favorites of the day... the anemones...
first a blue-tipped one...

and a greenish one...

look at the long body on this one below! It has tried to camoflage itself a bit by sticking shells to its body! and, if you look closely, you can see that it is bright green in the center with pink tips on its tentacles! talk about your preppy sea anemone! (double clicking on the blue and pink-tipped ones will open them up to see the details)

another blue-tipped one...

Here is one that has closed up because I just had to poke it with my finger! It, too, has tried to disguise itself with shells...

And, the piece de resistance...

my favorite of all--

green with pink tips!!

Let us end the colors and creatures tour with...

a man and his dog...

land creatures enjoying the beach...