I was coming home from a long walk on the beach, when this narrow view of the declining sun winked at me from behind a dune. I got as close as I could to get what I got, which wasn't much. But even a glimpse of these colors like melting sherbet delight me no end.

I was out a bit later than usual last night because one of the turtle patrol folks had told me in the morning that there were three false crawls down the beach. I was out hoping again to see one of these beauties come ashore. No such luck! No loss, though, because there is always this:


From July 26, 2011


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