Stinky and more...

Ten days of strong offshore winds have unleashed a few tons of seaweed on our beach and since it has been here for more than a week, it is becoming rather pungent. Stinky.

Yesterday, I walked north in an area with fewer dunes and was amazed by the erosion and seaweed literally knee-high in several places. Mother Nature will eventually clean things up but not until the ocean stops being so turbulent. On the other hand the waves are fabulous and a much more pleasant sight if you keep facing east.

I did notice the harbinger of winter with the return of the cute little Royal Terns. Don't ask why I'm so intrigued with the way they look but to me they are just cute — sort of remind me of a college professor I had. I also noticed several had bands on their legs. Can you see in this group shot that the front two on the left have little silver bands on their right leg? 

 Seaweed and wedding bands. An interesting day at the beach.