Tide Pools

My housemates have been talking about the tide pools for years.  At low tide, the ocean recedes back and reveals pools of life... and for a little while there's an opportunity to view sea life in its natural habitat. 

Low tide was around 11:30am (and it changes every day) on Saturday, and the location was filled with families exploring and having a great time discovering all kinds of things.

We arrived and took our place, moving from pool to pool... and saw little hermit crabs, this incredible anenome (above), a starfish, and even some tiny eels! Out further along the rocks some harbor seals were resting on the rocks and taking naps.  They might have been nesting; I'm not sure.  A perimeter was marked off at the beach and officials were there to talk with people about the barrier and to give the big creatures their space.  (look at photo #23 in the slideshow below... the white blobs out on the rocks are the seals!)

It's the kind of place I wish I could share with everyone... but since the timing of visiting the beach of the Pacific Ocean at low tide might be difficult for some of you, I made a little video so you could see some of the ocean life crawling around in one of the tide pools, and also get a glimpse of the breathtaking view!

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And for some more fun, here's a slide show of some of the photos I took during our little mini-excursion:

Current Knitting

I *almost* don't want to talk about it.  The sweater I've been working on is just a bit too small.  I have put it aside for now to contemplate what to do.  Do I rip it out and calculate a larger size for the pattern I like?  Do I modify the pattern and eliminate the ribbing (which would probably solve the problem) or do I just start over... *think... *think... *think...

Current Spinning

I' had a lovely time spinning up some hand dyed top from Black Bunny Fibers that was part of the thank you gift I received for leading a workshop at the Men's Spring Knitting Retreat.  It spun up wonderfully and I decided to make a two-ply yarn out of it.  I'm SO happy with the final yarn.  THANK YOU, Carol for being so supportive of the Men's Knitting Retreats!!

now.... what should this yarn become?