Jun 16 2009
Still searching for starfish
What a wonderful weekend…
Taking a break from university training I spent two days in Oxwich Bay on the Gower peninsula. If you don’t know this, you’re missing out on some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK – I think this beach was once voted one of the 10 best beaches in the world. Several miles of golden sand on a slowly curving bay gently sloping from the sand dunes behind to the waters edge.
The “reason” for my visit on this occasion was to celebrate a birthday but I take whatever opportunities I can to enjoy this – and this weekend we had sun, sea and sand in abundance.
When life is busy I take every opportunity to remind myself of reasons to celebrate simply being alive – and Oxwich beach makes my heart sing.
At low tide there are large areas of rocks exposed to the side of the beach, and rock pools abound. What makes rock pools so attractive? Whatever your age these still seem to hold hours of fascination and entertainment. And so we stooped and slipped into the water and turned over rocks (I replaced them carefully afterwards!) and admired the life within.
I saw fish and shrimps and seaweed. There were crabs and many things that scuttled and darted.
I had heard a programme on Radio 4 that described starfish on the Gower coast… but this weekend I searched in vain for starfish…
common starfish
Which means I need to make that return visit sometime soon!!!
