It was wonderful to finally see the sun see again. We have had a full week of cloudy, rainy, dreary weather. To open my eyes this morning and see sunlight filtering through the blinds was a real joy.
Motivated Mom and I wasted no time in taking care of our morning got'ta do's so that we could head out for a walk on the beach.
Considering it's November, the weather was perfect. The air was not overly cold and the sun beaming down on our heavy post-summer attire kept us comfortably warm.
At this time of year I'm a beach walker whereas Motivated Mom is a shell hunter. Once we hit the beach the distance between us generally grows pretty quickly as I stride off for a distant target while Motivated Mom trains her eyes on the sand at her feet.
Today we moved as a team and what did we find but the whelk shell mother load. (Since moving to this area, we've learned that the spiral shells found on Mid-Atlantic beaches are whelk shells - not conch shells as they are called by most people.)
It's a good thing it was a relatively warm day because the shells were clustered in tidal pool. Motivated Mom and and I quickly shed shoes and socks, rolled up our jeans, pushed up the sleeves of our sweatshirts, and scooped nearly one hundred jumbo sized shells of the water.
All in all a great day of sunshine and seashells.
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