Here’s a shout-out to this week’s highlight reel of awesomeness:
⭐ On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani–33-year-old Muslim/democratic socialist/New York State Assemblyperson–won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor! Mamdani crushed the money-soaked and scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo, and now has the Democratic establishment and pro-Israel money machine in an absolute panic. I’m still riding that high!
⭐ Zippy and I finally unpacked enough boxes and moved/donated enough furniture to be able to fit our car in the garage! The end of this moving process is in sight (if I squint and tilt my head just so).
⭐ Today there was a pretty substantial low tide (-3.4′) at Freshwater Bay so we put on our boots (hiking for Zippy, waders for me) and went exploring. The first thing we saw upon arrival was this:
When we got closer, I took another photo as I asked Zippy what he thought the story was with the boat. A voice came out of nowhere: “I fell asleep during high tide.” I hadn’t realized anyone was on the severely-tipped boat! The man went on to say he just had to wait for high tide and then could leave. A pretty relaxed outlook considering he was most definitely not able to wait/sit in an upright position.
Zippy and I continued our explorations where we saw all sorts of cool stuff (crab; very large sea anenome; sea slug known as “clown nudibranch”; vivid orange sea star [click to enlarge]:
⭐ Two other generous explorers also shared their discoveries with us, sightings that made them absolutely giddy with excitement since those creatures are somewhat rare in that area: a California Sea Cucumber and a Sunflower Sea Star. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in position for good photos but very much appreciated the sightings!
⭐ After a couple hours, Zippy and I headed back across the slippery, kelp-strewn rocks toward the parking area. One last gift? The rising tide righted that man’s boat.
Happy day!
Tracy Abell 
Good news, indeed, out of New York! A walk along the seashore is always refreshing and filled with surprises. So glad that the man’s boat was righted again 🙂
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I think that news out of NYC gave a whole lot of us a much-needed boost, Rosaliene.
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Thank you NYC! Let’s go! You live in another awesome place with some very cool sea life! That was a funny boat story. I’m glad you’re getting settled in your new digs.
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YES! So much gratitude for NYC! I do live near some very cool sea life and I’m also glad you enjoyed the boat story. I didn’t put this in the post but when I asked Zippy what he thought the story was he replied, “Did you hear a voice?” because someone had said something and we didn’t hear the words or know where it was coming from! The guy in the boat must’ve thought we were clueless. HAHA
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Ha ha! I wonder if he fell out of bed when the tide went out.
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No matter what the circumstances were when he learned he’d run aground, I’m pretty sure it was a rude awakening. Sorry, couldn’t resist!
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Hahaha! Good one!
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what a happy post!
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Thank you for sharing in the buffet, Pam. Your comment made me smile. 🙂
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My work here is done. ;0)
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HA another smile 🙂
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Team Mamdani! 🙌 Funny story about the boat.
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YES to Team Mamdani! They’re throwing everything at him and he’s remaining true to himself and not apologizing for anything. So refreshing!
Glad the boat story resonated with you. 🙂
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