More common on Jersey beaches than conchs or scallops or periwinkles or coral: the skate egg case, sometimes called the “mermaid’s purse.”
June 2008
Monthly Archive
June 30, 2008
June 29, 2008
Some people get a kick out of flying kites at the beach. After 5:00PM, there’s plenty of space, it’s still beautifully light, and the shore winds are pretty good.
(Did I know the family whose kites I was photographing? No.
Did I introduce myself to the family whose kites I was photographing? No.
Did I do ANYTHING except stand in the middle of their fun and aim my camera upwards? No.
Is this rude and sketchy? Yes.
On the plus side, I didn’t make any motion to conceal the fact that I was taking photos of the kites, which is a step for me.
Baby steps, baby steps…)
June 28, 2008
The Ocean Grove boardwalk is fabulously maintained.
</sarcasm>
June 27, 2008
fireflies!
Posted by JosyC under Deal Test Site, Ocean Township, insects, nature, night photography1 Comment
You may or may not be able to see, but this nightscape is full of FIREFLIES! (Or whatever you call them. I grew up calling ‘em “lightning bugs” but slipped into calling them “fireflies” at some point. Either term is acceptable around here.)
Some of those fireflies might be the same ones, as this photo is actually a composite (of like 10 of the FOUR THOUSAND PHOTOS–okay, more like 40– that I took. I’ve been trying to photograph these guys for a few days now, but my camera’s longest shutter speed is 4 seconds [and highest decent ISO is 200], which… just wasn’t enough. Google confirmed that this is a supremely tricky task that’s virtually impossible with a shutter less than 60 seconds. So I gave up and cheated).
June 26, 2008
This is for all you fungus-lovers out there. 
Well, the different sizes and shapes and textures of fungi never cease to fascinate ME. Surely you feel the same way. 
June 25, 2008
In Ocean Township, the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month are bulk trash day. This means that you can put your “bulk trash” (which is “large non-metal items”) out on the curbing the night before, and some nice trashpeople will come by in the morning and take it away for you.
This is, of course, fantastic, but there are certain weird rules that need to be followed.
For example, my family tried to get rid of some old tires. However, we could not put the tires out on the curb until we’d separated the rubber from the metal wheel. This is, unfortunately, a service that local shops will not provide for free. On top of THAT, the trashpeople are only allowed to take three tires at once. Three tires? THREE TIRES?! What on earth is the point of that?!
Anyway. This photo was just too cute to pass up. What sort of suburban residence has that many monitors to begin with?
June 24, 2008
June 23, 2008
The prodigal photoblogger returns…?
Special thanks to everyone who bothered to read and comment on my posts while I was gone. I felt loved when I came back. (If I were the type to gauge how loved I am by the number of comments left. Which I’m totally not. *cough* )
But this is someone enjoying a novel on the Ocean Grove beach. 
