Reflections, of all kinds

The sunrise this morning was spectacular. Then again, aren't they all? Hopefully I'll never get to a place in my life when I find the sunrise ordinary or even mundane. But I digress. Here is the stunning sunrise with the two-for-one appearance of its reflection on the wet sand.

Later, the dark cloud makes the sun's efforts even more wondrous. 

As if the sunrise wasn't enough, one of the remaining eight turtle nests (out of a total of 611 this season) had a few hatchlings still heading to the sea. There were 14 little hatchlings who emerged today — 3 days after their nestmates. Us beachgoers were certainly treated to an additional thrill. Like icing on the cake of a beautiful day. (I just love their tiny footprints, especially when you consider how large their mother's tracks are. Perspective... a truly amazing thing.)