Detail from "Rain Dance," an original quilt by Sherrie Spangler

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Penrose beach walk with the Feet & Forks


Penrose Point State Park near Gig Harbor was yesterday's destination for the Feet & Forks. The weather was perfect -- sunny but nowhere near the 90s that we experienced last week -- and we had the beach and forest trails largely to ourselves.


Rich textures and colors filled the saltwater beach on the South Puget Sound. It's a rocky beach, so we stepped carefully over rocks, barnacles, oysters, sand dollars, little crabs and other shells. Mounds of sea vegetation made for great quilt inspiration.


This little guy followed along with us from a distance.


And this old boat was anchored close to shore.


Remember when I volunteered for Harbor WildWatch and used to write posts about the sea stars, moon snails and other critters that we found during low tides? I was pleased to see this sign when we arrived, with a naturalist testing her microphone before leading a beach walk. The group has really grown since I left a few years ago.

Here are just a few of those many posts: 

sea-stars-barnacles-slugs-oh-my.html

sea-stars-giant-nudis-and-harbor-lights.html

sea-stars-sea-stars-everywhere.html


After picking our way for an hour or so along the beach, we headed into the forest for a quick hike back to the car ...



... and on to a Mexican restaurant. 


Have a colorful day