See Turtles, Sea Turtles

Yesterday we spent the afternoon cleaning up a beach in preparation for a sea turtle release.  A local charity cares for a strip of beach which is a long used area for sea turtles to lay their eggs.  The turtles return every year and this group fences off the area to keep predators out.  I was really proud of the kids as they worked really hard cleaning the beach.  Then they got to release the turles and we watched as they made their instinctive and surprisingly quick bolt for the ocean.

They say that they're very worried because each year fewer and fewer turtles are returning.  It was a great experience.

And I just loved this picture.

McKay Bridge

When we come for a visit, we plan to play a lot of McKay Bridge with Mom and Margaret. We love it. However this trip seemed to bring a lot more awful hands my way. The first photo is my typical hand. But then I started to get a lot more like the second picture. Out of the numerous times we played over the 3 weeks, I think I bid like 8 times, maybe. Good thing I really enjoy the company of Mom and Margaret.

I thought some of you could appreciate my pain.