Beach Walk

 Hi there everyone. I hope everyone had a nice weekend.

My husband and I are traveling right now, and we spent the weekend in the desert. It's been in the 90 degree range (around 32 degrees C), and I've been in my shorts. I must say this dry heat is much easier to deal with than the humidity at home in the summer. 

Once I get photos squared away I will have some to share.  Today we head back to the coast and begin a drive north. We fly home from San Francisco at the end of the week. (We aren't visiting the city though as we won't have enough time and have been there a couple of times before anyhow.)

I am joining the others at Art Every Day Month, so let me share something not very desert like for day 15 of the month.

Today I have some photos of a wild Atlantic Ocean that I took a couple of weeks ago on a grey morning beach walk with my friend and her dog. You can see all the seaweed and other  debris that washed up during a wet nor-easter storm we had in October.

The tide was going out, but there was still a lot of energy left in the water.

It's not unusual for lobster traps to break free during big storms, but definitely not usual when they come ashore still attached to their buoys.

And it's not unusual to see lobster traps battered  by waves and  rocks when they get ripped free during a storm. This one  (or a couple) is really crunched up. It almost looks like a sculpture.

There were actually a lot of traps washed ashore. I bet they smelled great to my friend's dog Cider.

The autumn foliage along the shore looked pretty, although not exactly what you think of for autumn foliage.

What was an aster is now some fluffy seeds.

Even thought it was late October, there was still a flock of sanderlings on the beach.  These birds are fun to watch, but you can't get close enough to get a really good shot when using your phone as a camera. They always fly off.

My friend's dog likes to chase birds, not that she can ever catch them. This send the flock further down the beach.

And lastly, up by the parking area (which is now open for free parking again), this artistic shot. The red rope really popped out.

Have a wonderful start to the new week. Thanks for visiting.