July 28, 2010 - Wednesday - 6pm

OBSERVED: very warm water; pesto of seaweed along the shallower water; kids and families all around; a bit of trash

COLLECTED: nothing

Today was the 100th day since the oil disaster started. Although the cap they put on the well head is still holding, there are quite a few more steps to ensure that is permanently closed. Then of course, there's the on-going clean up. Because most of the oil seems to be below the surface (thanks to chemical dispersement), there is a question as to whether South Florida will actually "see" any of the oil come up through the loop current afterall.

As for our evening on the beach, the strangest things were two brown-stained items - a plastic cup and bottle. They held no odor, but were dyed through and through. A few gems from the sea - coral, sea glass, stone, stick, a piece of wood -- "Still Life on Towel."

T. OCEAN and I played in the seaweed-thick water for a while, then he slowly destroyed someone's left-behind sandcastles. I guess one person's sandcastles are another person's demolition.

Your,
Little Mama Sea Keeper

REPORT: July 4, 2010 - Sunday - 11:00am

OBSERVED: LOTS of people on the beach. sandcastle contest. trash. extra chairs, umbrellas. stormy weather brewing in the south and moving north to us...

COLLECTED: seaweed, sand

Plenty of people hangin' around who show up only for holidays. Luckily, I was able to catch this photo of C. LEV and T. OCEAN alone, even though there were swimmers all around them. We were fortunate too to get a quick swim in because a storm blew in just as we were heading home. It lasted through the day and into the night. The sandcastles contestants built were washed away, and the fireworks show went on regardless. The 4th on Delray Beach...

Your,
Little Mama Sea Keeper