Set net fishing

Lauri writes:
"Doing our annual set net fishing on the beach has been slow, but good company.

First you get together and PULL the net in, then untangle the fish from the net!

Greg got the big one yesterday-- we do get a few kings each year.

The gulls get to do the cleaning up.

This morning at 6am we were the only families with nets out! Mt Redoubt is peeking in the background."

I'm pretty sure that at 6am I'm not going to be on the beach tugging on a net and untangling fish. I'm just saying. But count on me to show up if the grill gets lit. Heh heh.

Spring Tidepooling on the Island

Lauri writes on June 10th:
"Greg and I just spent a peaceful 12 days on the island, and every day was a low tide for tidepooling and seeing wonderous sea stars. Our neighbor, Nancy, was with us this day and loved all the colors and the fun brittle stars that are only seen at very low tides. And then, the weird and unusual " helmet' crab."

I find these sights amazing. I cannot imagine strolling along the beach and coming across something so beautiful AND so alien. (If you want to get a good look at any of these seastars, click on the image -- it'll get bigger.)