The heavy winds this winter, torn away a dune and its walk way. Last chance to walk PIWR's beaches before their April 1, 2021 closure for the shore birds who nest here. Pipping Plovers are endangered species. They have no proper nests, and they love to nest on the shoreline where they are invisible and so are their chicks. Humans could walk on their nests, and have walked on their nests in the past. Therefore, the refuge closes all beaches from April 1 to after the chicks have fledged and are safe.
We walked from the parking lot to the beach with our big bags for trash, and long plastic grippers to pickup the trash. Beautiful day, super low tide....a lot of beach access and coast access.
First warm day in a long time. It was just perfect day. Pick garbage, rest, look at rocks, and sand formations and repeat. I felt free for the first time since Covid surfaced in the universe. Free....seeing the salt air and ocean's breath. Delicious, combinations of smells. I felt like a young puppy who had not seen the ocean in a very long time.
The party is over. Things have changed. Businesses have changed. Rules have changed. People's brain have been rewired due to the pandemic stress. People are not happy or sad. They are in-between the feelings. Not fully awake and fully happy or sad. Just doing the motions to stay alive and keep on moving. No one told Micky to pack his bags.
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