Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
The Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles has a tank devoted to nudibranchs, also known as sea slugs. These are tiny invertebrates. For me, the closer you get the more beautiful they are. This little creature was only about an inch long.
I’m not an underwater photographer. Hopefully you can see the delicate form of this tiny and beautiful animal.
Here’s a more common sea star. I’ve added this one to the mix because it looks to me like a human on Superbowl Sunday after a few too many beers.
The Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles allows visitors to take a close look at tidepool creatures without the hazards of slippery rocks and crashing waves. And the closer look an aquarium offers allows a glimpse at the stunning beauty and diversity of underwater life. For me anemones are a case in point.This one is aptly called an elegant anemone.
This is a giant green anemone.
And I think this is a fish eating anemone. They’re not as benign as they may appear.
Click here if you’d like more information about tidepool life and where to tidepool on the Olympic Peninsula.
I explored the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles recently. It is a small educational center with aquariums as well as several tanks that allow visitors to touch sea life. The Center offers a representation of the more typical marine life of our region: nudebranchs, echinoderms, and cnidarians. Tomorrow I’ll show you examples of some of these critters.
First crocus! Spring is coming!
I started celebrating Valentine’s Day a little early this year when Doodlebugs, our local scrapbooking store, announced that they were hosting a drive to collect handmade Valentine cards for patients at Children’s Hospital in Seattle. I love Valentine’s Day. And since making greeting cards is an addiction for me, that was all the excuse I needed.
If the deadline hadn’t been the end of last month I’d probably still be making them. I’m not the only addict. The drive collected over 700 cards.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’m bushed. Hit the switch.
This is a bilge pump at Longship Marine in Pouslbo. It’s an entirely necessary and functional part of a boat. I think it looks like kind of a cute alien creature, don’t you?