Lowest Tide
Wrack
Yesterday it was the lowest tide of the year…
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Little Pool
…in fact, due to the conjunction of lunar and terrestrial cycles, it was the lowest tide for almost 20 years, a “minus tide” even lower than the average lows.
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small barnacles
Sitka descended past the little barnacles…
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Bigger barnacles
…and down past the large barnacles…
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Sea beings
…to the very floor of the ocean…
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Little cave
…where the sea animals are not used to being exposed, like this Anemone – hanging upside down and dangling its tentacles…
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Anemones
…and this Anemone wedged into a crack with its barnacle, sponge and algae friends!
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Under
It is a curious feeling to be below sea level, but not under the sea…
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Sponge
…visiting the algae and the animals in their salty homes…
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small Blood Star
A little Blood Star said hello!
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seastar
Interesting animals are buried deep beneath the rafts of seaweed – you don’t notice them unless you lift it up…
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Crab
…of course that is their intention and they can get crabby if you disturb them…
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Blood Star
…so you must return the animals to their safe damp places and cover them up so they can survive until the tide comes back in.
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seaweed
This plump and salty seaweed capsules squirt if you step on them!
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Amaze
The world is amazingly complex and beautiful…
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Undersea
Sitka marvels at the things she is discovering – from tree to sea!!
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Quimper Hittys 
Oh wow this is just so amazing
It was amazing! We are so lucky to live this close to the seashore!
What a myriad of life you, Sitka and your camera have presented us with today, ah hem, as well as the ocean’s unveilings today also. I have no words for the wonders that have been unveiled…just amazement.
We live right here, and we were amazed! It was a very unusually low tide so more was visible, little places usually hidden too deep below sea level.
wow….you live in such a marvelous place. having never seen a barnacle much less an ocean floor I am properly amazed!! Thank you Quimper human and Sitka for such a glimpse!
We do live in a marvellous place – we are so lucky! The Quimper Hittys couldn’t help remembering the Original Hitty’s story in the book, where she reminisces about some quite amazing adventures, floating in the tides, rescued from a tide pool and living as a castaway on the beach for a while…
Oh my word! WOW! how awe inspiring…. I wonder if there will be a compensatory epic high tide?
There are extreme tides at around the full moon, both highs and lows, but I generally hear about epic lows in the summer, and epic highs in the winter.
hope Sitka didn’t get too wet and”icky” climbing around on the ocean floor.
Sitka got sticky feet, a damp dress and salty hair…but it was so worth it!!!
Great post.
Thanks – we feel so lucky to be living close enough to walk to this little underwater paradise!
how wonderful. Thanks so much for documenting and sharing.
You are welcome…the lowest tide was at 9:30 in the morning, and having seen these wonders, the whole rest of the day was wonderful!
Amazing adventure! Thank you for sharing!
We thought so too, and we feel so lucky that we felt we had to share our fun and amazement – you are very welcome!
Beautiful and interesting!
Fascinating