The morning after the storm - the skies have cleared and it's a beautiful day.
We enjoyed bacon and eggs on the lanai while we watched a teenager with his boogey board.
After breakfast we received some sad, yet expected news from our petsitter. Our ancient cat, Luciana, has earned her wings. She was over 18 years old, and even with just one eye she was hunting up until a few weeks ago. She was a trooper. We will miss her. We called our vet and made arrangements to pick her up when we get home.
On our morning walk, we saw the damage from the storm. Part of the sea wall has collapsed, and you can see how the sand has been swept from under the sea grass.
These are seed pods from the thorny Kiawe tree.
Lots of interesting things have washed up in the storm. Here's a coconut, and a piece of dead coral. There was a lot of dead coral washed up, and sadly, some that looked like it was still alive.
Here's a shoe, and a former puffer fish.
One of our favorite beach critters are these little ghost crabs that burrow into the sand. Here's one, riding a seed pod from the Kiawe tree -- then a baby crab, about a quarter of an inch long.
Here's a honey bee. Not sure why they are drawn to the surf, but we see them frequently on the sand.We walked north to where the lava flows meet the high tide line. There are tiny fish in the tide pools.
We turned back when there was as much coral as sand to walk on - we were spending more time looking at where we could put our feet than we were spending enjoying the walk. The coral is sharp! On the way home, we encountered more dogs at play.
I made teriyaki burgers for lunch again - they're so much better with fresh pineapple. Yum!
By afternoon the sky had clouded over again. On our afternoon walk we saw our friends Mike and Margaret, and Dean and Barb.
Jerry had an itch for Buffalo Wings, so we ordered them from the Sand Witch downstairs and enjoyed them while watching this man in his kayak.
Not a bad sunset:
Today's book count: Finished Pandora's Daughter.
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