Gooseneck Barnacles

We went tidepooling at More Mesa this afternoon. It was so nice to get outside, and be by the water. These barnacles were clinging to the side of a huge blob of tar (like, the size of a moving truck) that had bubbled up out of the beach. I think they look like turtle flippers; Dan thinks dinosaur teeth.

Yellow, White, Blue

New Orleans, Louisiana As I was taking this shot, a fellow walking by (a local, as far as I could tell) got a bit past us on the sidewalk, then stopped and turned back to us. “What on earth is she taking a photo of?” he said to Dan, not unpleasantly. “The texture of the paint,” I replied. “Well, bless your heart!” he said, as he continued on down the sidewalk.