Bluff Point State Park, 09-23-08

BLUFF POINT STATE PARK - SEPT. 23 2008
That is a black butterfly with torqoise spots

My boobs look big with a backpack on - I'm not arguing.

Fred goes in the water ... there you see it. Deepest I ever saw ;-)

There is an osprey up there - a huge one, had black and white patterns under his soaring wings.

Beach roses - a beach rose with a beach bee in it - see they even have rose hips - growing out of rocks, sand and shells, amazing!

Thank you Rachel Carson - for alerting us and gathering advocates for tidal salt ponds and marshes. These "wetlands" (formerly known as swamps) act as "horizontal levees" so ocean tides have room to breath, storms can swell and surge without too much detriment to humankind, and multiple flora and fauna can flourish.

The "sand" is comprised of small beach-washed pebbles and tons of bivalve shells we called "Old Man's Toenails" - we had to wear flipflops to wade in the gentle surf.

Funny how bad things can turn good. A screwed up economy and a bill from your homeowner's insurance for "hazard insurance underpayment" can suddenly turn a planned vacation to Massachusetts into a "Stay-Cation" right at home in SE Connecticut.

Fortunately, SE CT is a gem of the North Atlantic Coast and us two hard working souls have barely had time to explore it - and WHAT HAVE WE BEEN MISSING!!!???? Let's see if this old fart can upload photos with text included ... probably not.