So close yet so fat from home a Sand Dollar washed up on the beach as the tide goes down. I can empathize with this guy as the west becomes more developed and the human heard marches across that landscape. Home feels so close yet so far away.
So close yet so fat from home a Sand Dollar washed up on the beach as the tide goes down. I can empathize with this guy as the west becomes more developed and the human heard marches across that landscape. Home feels so close yet so far away.
Hi Mike. What is a sand dollar? It looks a bit like a big mushroom on the picture…or maybe a turtle? Not heard of it before.
HI Graham,
They are flattened urchins and called sea biscuits in NZ
http://naturewatch.org.nz/taxa/47547-Clypeasteroida
Thank you. They are really pretty. I suppose I could’ve looked that up myself…but in the spirit of conversation, engagement and all! 🙂👍🏻
All that is missing form the conversation is a beer. Cheers.
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I ment to type Beer.
I knew you did. Mind you, sharing a beet is equally sociable, but probably not as widespread.
Unless it is a newfangled beetroot-stout.
Now there’s an idea…if it doesn’t exist then I can see a new line of Bizeau’s Beet Stout coming soon to a pub near you…😊
Given the crazy explosion of adventurous craft brewing around here I bet it is on the shelves at my local bottle shop.
Bad luck that. 😦
The tides of life in action.
Your picture is just perfect and the thoughts to go with it are so very true.
Thanks Ellie, it is hard to watch change sweep over an area you call home.
So true Mike. So sadly true…beautiful photo. I love finding sand dollars, but rarely do I see them whole like this one.
Hi and we were on a beach that was filled with intact sea dollars like this one. I have never seen so many intact on a single beach. Hope these was not a mass kill off of them off shore.
Words and photograph…perfect.
Thanks.