This afternoon, even though it looked like it could start raining any minute, we went to the beach at resident access 6 on West Gulf Drive.
Obviously there were others who felt a need to be at the beach too. :)
There were a lot of blooms still partly open on the Railroad Vines.
I was surprised to see a whole array of small shells.
Nearest the water, there were mostly broken shell pieces.
We saw one hatched sea turtle shell, very near the water.
In a few places the shells were almost a foot deep. It was fun digging through them, even though we only took a couple of handfuls, because we already have too many of this kind at home.
Since that spider incident last week, I checked a little more carefully for webs today. :)
When we were almost back to the parking area, I had to look over in wonder, once again, at the Walker Guest House. I remember the first time I noticed it. I thought it was about the strangest looking house I'd ever seen, and maybe it still is. It looked like a wooden box that had panels with ropes attached to them. At the end of each rope, was a large red steel ball. Those panels raised all around the tiny cottage, to open it up to the outdoors. I was so curious that I started searching for information about it, that's when I found out that it has a special and very interesting history. It is quite a famous and unique cottage, designed by Architect Paul Rudolph, for Dr. Walter W. Walker and built in 1952-53. I've posted about it once before, but if you missed it and would like to know more, you can read all about it and also see the inside and a video.
