Heading to the Beach

 Don't feel sorry for these two because they've been busy all

day.  We go for walks, they sun themselves on the upper deck,

we go for more walks, we take them to the beach to

play in the ocean waves ... basically they are lovin' life

and we all need a vacation from this vacation.

 This time Wilson & I headed out with our cameras.  Leaving those

'didn't you forget about me' eyes behind the big  front door.  Look

closely and you will see those tiny white heads.

 The beach is just a few yards away.  Such a easy walk down

to the ocean ... until you have to start walking up the 

dunes to get to the steps that lead back home.

 We figured that the pier jetting out was the pier we saw

from the beach at our other favorite rental on Olde Duck

Beach Road.  That's still my favorite rental.  Even

though this one is beautiful this one has no covered porches on

the 'living' level.  If you want to sit outside you're going

to be bakin' in the sun.  We do keep the doors open to hear
the ocean in the background which give the westies
free access to the sun deck.

 We were hoping to get some pelicans flying by 

but all we got were a few small shore birds.

 One on of our previous OBX trips our friends Bob & AJ joined

us.  They are big in the marine biology world and during one

of our educational beach walks AJ told me what this was.

Description per Wikipedia

An egg case or egg capsule, colloquially known as a mermaid's purse

or devil's purse, is a casing that surrounds the fertilized eggs of some

sharks, skates, and chimaeras. They are made of collagen protein strands.

Because they are lightweight, they are commonly washed up by the sea,

often found at the strandline, the farthest point of the high tide.

The egg cases that wash up on beaches are usually empty,

the young fish having already hatched out. Furthermore, 

egg cases are often found in commercial fishing gears like nets and pots,

 and on the sea floor during surveys using an ROV.

 Julep out after dinner until we get her up for 

the 11:00pm piddle walk and sniff session.

Derby

It's hard to believe we have two more day here before

we drive back home to beautiful St. Michaels.

So far we've had perfect weather but there is a slight

chance of rain tonight.