Exploring Tide Pools

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The days have been cloudy with the usual rain in the forecast this week.  Bill, the kids and I took advantage of the break in the weather, low tide, and sunshine and drove to the beach and had a fun day exploring.  It was a short drive to Me Kwa Mooks Park in West Seattle near Alki beach.  Just across the street from the park,  with our boots on, we were ready to venture out into the tide pools.

The beaches here in the Pacific Northwest are great destinations for our family to visit.  {see other pictures at the beach here and here}.

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We brought home a few shells to add to the collection.

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Our first crab sighting, it was hidden near one of the big rocks.

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Starfish, periwinkles and sea urchins… can you find them all.

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Various types of seaweed in their beautiful yellow, red and green colors.

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Long, stringy kelp helped to conceal a little brown crab.

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A little sea urchin surrounded by seaweed.

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Bill tried to move this crab into deeper water, but…..

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….. this is where it wanted to be.

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Love seeing the kids in their boots!

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I took a few pictures of the horizon and made a collage to recap the day.

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Posted by Kay