Carol/Ca reminded me of this photo: "Backview" of half-dome in Yosemite NP, taken from Tioga Pass road by Hidden Lake src>

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.

My father with his twin brother in 1919. Junior has a toy. Thomas (my father) does not. Thomas is upset. Junior is happy. Thomas is getting ready to tip over. Here is a link that might be useful: Rest of the story

Cool! That's our Spencer Girl. I went to Bishop Spencer College from Kindergarten to Grade 9. I always laugh when I see her because she is doing two things we were never allowed to do - lean on the wall and count on our fingers. LOL!