two hundred and forty seven

At the beach today, Catherine and Esme…

…made a model solar system in the sand using (surprisingly) appropriately colored and sized stones as the sun and the planets. “My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos” and other fun topics were broached.

…caught and released so many jellies.

…attempted to make a fort out of four boogie boards, but the sand and the tide would not relent in their efforts to knock it down.

…identified four different shore birds by name. (Great Black Backed gull, plover, cormorant, tern)

…rode the current and observed the different water temperatures as they traveled from the pond into the ocean. They also talked about tides and how/why/when they change.

…made anchors for their boogie boards and tested to see which would keep the boards from floating away.

…swam, ate lunch and some snacks, dug a hole, chased a seagull, made some friends and had a really good day.