Low Tide

This morning we leave the sea behind. We actually got a bit teary as we left this scene for the last time yesterday. The ocean is primeval, constantly moving, abundantly alive. Each day we learned about another of its creatures, its movements, its moods. Though we were both brought up as solid products of the land, we feel a connection here we want to maintain, at least in spirit.

The ocean's wonders are best revealed at low tide. Mussels and starfish and anemones and crabs and snails and all kinds of seaweeds are exposed at low tide, which in our Oregon coast location can be as much as 8-10 feet lower than high tide. You have to study the tide tables (2 high tides and 2 low tides every day, always at different hours) and watch your watch and the water so that you don't get caught by the rising tide with no way to return to where you started. A very alive place!
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