Weekday Walk to the Lagoon

Action on the Beach and Bridge

The tide was out yesterday as I made my way along the beach to the lagoon. A lone heron waited patiently for the dinner it knew would come.

A fishing boat was returning with its nets and catch. The fishermen in this type of boat set a net out in the bay in the morning. In the afternoon they pull the net, hopefully with fish in it, and return to the lagoon.

I was met at the bridge by some young boys enjoying an after-school swim.

I met a man picking up stones on the beach side of the creek. I asked him what he was looking for and he kindly gave me an interview.

He is a stone mason. He uses the colorful rocks he chooses here as a border along the pavers in patios. I may have misunderstood him at first, I thought he crushed the rock to make colored mortar. But he uses them for a border.

The rocks he was choosing are very hard. They come down from the mountains and are smooth and reddish or purple. I believe they are andesite, which is a metamorphic rock, also called porphyry. Very pretty. I have collected some myself and use them as a door prop on our balcony.

Now that I am aware of using these stones for borders I see them everywhere: sidewalks, driveways, patios, even artwork. We have several of these mosaics around our condo.

Tomorrow I will share a video of the talented tuba player and his band who serenade the customers of the restaurants on La Boquita Beach, and show you a bag of fresh oysters right out of the ocean.

Thank you for subscribing. We have 49 subscribers from 15 states and 4 countries.