Puddles of Sea

KQED Quest Submission

Going to tide pools is like a treasure hunt that changes by the minute. The colors, textures, smells, movement, and general feeling of life makes this one of the places where I feel connected with the world.

I am down at the coast just about every time I have a free moment including journeys at 4:30 AM to catch the low tide at sunrise and explore for 3 hours before heading back to work building web applications for the fake world. The transition from tide pool to cyberspace really drives home how far removed from basic living humanity is.

I am a volunteer naturalist and board member with the Friends of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach and take tours down to the pools and help to educate visitors who may have no idea what they are seeing or aren't seeing what's right in front of them. That's the same spirit that I have when I go out with my camera - capturing an image that will help convey the vast array of life that might get missed if you didn't know what to look for.

This group of photos represents some of my favorite shots of the animals that can be found on our coast within a 45 minute drive of San Francisco. They are somewhat arranged with my most favorite at the top.

Thanks for looking.

- John Albers-Mead

(The title for this set was taken from a line from Sea Gifts)

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Update: This entry was chosen: YPOQ 3 segment

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items are from between 28 May 2006 & 16 Feb 2008.