We haven't spent that much time at the beach this year due to BP. We actually didn't think we would be able to go back for a long time, but thanks to some big machinary and lots of workers, we were able to go yesterday afternoon and stay till dusk!
Although it was not as fun to swim there this summer due to tar balls, we did get some swimming time in and even got to joke around a little..: )
Those are my husband and kids doing the dead man's float, not bodies found at the beach... Of course, we weren't the only ones there! These gulls looked as if they were posing for me and Craig was later able to get this awesome pic of a Heron!
You can see the beach is clean again. The workers come out every night and sift/clean the sand so that we can all enjoy it again. We were all saddened at the state of the beach earlier in the summer and even though the sand is looking better, we know that there are veins of oil running underneath. We all wonder how long it will take for the water to get back to a healthier state.
Beautiful pictures!
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