I have to learn how to use my new camera, so I can get back to sharing a few pics, too. I always enjoy those you all post. Thanks for sharing.

The tide pool was at Lincoln City at Spanish Head. My daughter in law the Marine Bilogist sent me this (TMI!) after I asked her about it: The star fish are common purple stars (Pisaster ochraceus). They can be other colors like orange depending on where they live. Ones exposed to a lot of waves and surf action are generally orange, where ones in protected calm waters are generally purple. Sea stars can be stacked together. They slowly move to engulf their food (prey like clams, mussels, and oysters) so you may have just caught them traveling to more food. They are not stationary creatures. They are really gross when they eat too. Sea stars slowly pull shells open and then throw their own stomachs into the shellfish. They eat and digest shellfish right inside of the shells and it can take a couple of days to occurs.

Pretty flowers! These are the roses my lovely co-workers gave me for my birthday:

my favorite rhodie. It's over 11 feet, think it's time to prune! lol