After a few days of reflection, and cleaning, Husbandman and I drove up to the snow and then down to the dunes for some plant watching, if that is even a real thing, and bird watching. Yes, that's right, not only do we live on the ocean but we live close enough to an area that it snows every year that we can visit both on the same day.
Check out the hot dune restoration action taking place.
Funny Story: Friends of the Dunes has been attempting a full scale re-establishment of native species to the dunes, which requires the removal of invasive European Beach Grass. However, FOTD has been hampered in their efforts by a lawsuit from a nearby resident who believes that the removal of said grass will expose his home to tsunami dangers. I guess I should mention here that the Manila Peninsula where this is taking place is a quarter-mile wide strip of sand in between Humboldt Bay and the Pacific Ocean, if this man thinks that some beach grass will protect his home from tsunami, well, that's just something special right there.
And now back to the daily grind. Another nice thing about working with animals is that they actually are happy to see you when you've been gone for a while.
