{"id":621,"date":"2007-05-18T17:22:32","date_gmt":"2007-05-19T00:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/?p=621"},"modified":"2009-03-22T18:49:19","modified_gmt":"2009-03-23T01:49:19","slug":"alki-beach-at-low-tide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nerdseyeview.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/18\/alki-beach-at-low-tide\/","title":{"rendered":"Alki Beach at Low Tide"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Heron\"<\/a>When I read on West Seattle Blog<\/a> about today’s low tide, I knew where I was going to play hooky today. Destination? Alki Beach, of course. Low tide is a smorgasbord for water loving birds, a treasure hunt for nerds with metal detectors, and a learning playground for folks who don’t often get to see tidepool dwellers. I wanted to pick up some clam shells for the tomato plants and I love tidal flats. Who doesn’t?<\/p>\n

We joined a nice young family from Idaho in gently poking critters that aren’t usually exposed to humans without wet suits. There were giant purple and orange starfish, curled up sea anemones, and spitting clams. Kids built sand castles at the tide line, way way out there, cute teenagers threw wake boards, and lots of people wandered the sand.<\/p>\n

Okay, maybe I should have been back at home working. But carpe diem. The heron knows where to hang out at low tide and maybe, like me, he’d met all his deadlines and was already cracking his files for the next round of work. Plus, he’d been at his desk since early that morning and hell, it’s Friday.<\/p>\n

Time to quit rationalizing. Extreme low tide is a great reason to cut out at lunch time and join little kids in looking at stuff that lives on the shoreline. I hope you were out there too. If you weren’t out there, here<\/a> are a few pictures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I read on West Seattle Blog about today’s low tide, I knew where I was going to play hooky today. Destination? Alki Beach, of course. Low tide is a smorgasbord for water loving birds, a treasure hunt for nerds with metal detectors, and a learning playground for folks who don’t often get to see … <\/p>\n


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