{"id":1060,"date":"2010-11-01T22:24:54","date_gmt":"2010-11-02T02:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2010-11-01T22:24:54","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T02:24:54","slug":"the-beach-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/2010\/11\/01\/the-beach-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beach is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First, let me begin by stating that I am attempting to fulfill the requirements of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nablopomo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NaBloPoMo<\/a> this year (National Blog Posting Month).\u00a0 Actually it&#8217;s just one requirement &#8211; I will endeavor to post something to this blog each day for the month of November.\u00a0 This is the first of those 30 posts.<\/p>\n<p>This past August, we made another trip up to New Brunswick, to among other activities, spend time exploring the beach.\u00a0 Here I present some of my better vacation photos.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the beach scene one day near dusk:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cloudbeach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1063\" title=\"cloudbeach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cloudbeach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cloudbeach.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/cloudbeach-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were plenty of Gulls around, of course, some of them large, like this one:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gullstrut.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1072\" title=\"gullstrut\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gullstrut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gullstrut.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gullstrut-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This crab was deceased, but I later saw more than one large crab walking around under the water (and trying to avoid humans).\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t get great pictures of the live ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/crab1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1064\" title=\"crab1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/crab1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/crab1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/crab1-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a clam bed, with all the little hole for the clams&#8217; breathing apparati:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/clambeddry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1062\" title=\"clambeddry\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/clambeddry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/clambeddry.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/clambeddry-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At one point I saw something moving across the dry sand, and looking closer, I saw that it was a sand-colored spider!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandspider1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1067\" title=\"sandspider1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandspider1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandspider1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandspider1-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a hand for size comparison:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandspider2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1068\" title=\"sandspider2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandspider2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandspider2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandspider2-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We came upon some fun sculpture in the sand as well.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s one where we felt welcomed:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bienvenu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1061\" title=\"bienvenu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bienvenu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bienvenu.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/bienvenu-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A dragon with a city on its back:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sanddragon1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1065\" title=\"sanddragon1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sanddragon1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sanddragon1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sanddragon1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sanddragon2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1066\" title=\"sanddragon2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sanddragon2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sanddragon2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sanddragon2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The best was a squid attacking a ship:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069\" title=\"sandsquid1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1070\" title=\"sandsquid2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s supposed to be the Love Boat:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1071\" title=\"sandsquid3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid3.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/sandsquid3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, let me begin by stating that I am attempting to fulfill the requirements of NaBloPoMo this year (National Blog Posting Month).\u00a0 Actually it&#8217;s just one requirement &#8211; I will endeavor to post something to this blog each day for the month of November.\u00a0 This is the first of those 30 posts. This past August, &#8230; <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/2010\/11\/01\/the-beach-is-back\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1060"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1074,"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1060\/revisions\/1074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seakingdom.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}