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| Lily in the bay at low tide |
This past Sunday, I went with Lily down to Bellingham Bay so she could get a nice walk and some fresh air on her one and only day off work this week. She wasn't along on Saturday's walk with the ladies because even though she asked for the day off, everyone else also wanted to have the day off, too. She doesn't have any kind of seniority and they work her very hard. She works in a fish packing plant and does physical work all day long, twelve hours a day and sometimes ten days in a row without a day off. All of us who care about her hope she can find something less demanding one of these days.
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| Lots of stuff sticking to that rock |
We were out there during low tide, as you can see from all the barnacles and shells attached to that rock. When I moved here ten years ago, I was clueless about tides and didn't know that they come and go at such speeds; we get two low tides and two high tides every single day. You can see the tide chart
here, if you're interested. Anyway, it was a really nice way to spend part of the weekend, and people were out in force, enjoying the beach along with us. I love it here.
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Such a difficult job in a fish plant! I hope Lily gets another job opportunity soon!
ReplyDeleteAnother job would be better.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a long time since I've been at an ocean, and in each case, it's been the Atlantic.
Oh, your friend's job sounds so hard. Glad you spent some time with her.
ReplyDeletePoor Lily.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you were able to walk with her, and give her some pleasant company to go with that fresh air and exercise.
I like tides but another thing I didn't know is that there are tremendous currents. If we went out of the bay we timed it when the tide went out. coming home the opposite would happen come in with the current and rising tide.
ReplyDeleteI’m so glad you had such a nice time. I’m in the Midwest right now recuperating from a rather stressful trip to Maryland. Art is sick and we’re both just trying to feel healthy again. One thing for sure, I have a lot of blogging material when I get back.
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful photos! I hope your friend finds a different jpob!
ReplyDeleteglad you had a nice day, and she got to the beach on her poor, only day off.
ReplyDeleteConsidering she is hanging with a lot of retired folks, I hope she can find a more flexible job.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awful job! I hope she can find something else, too. Glad you got some time to get out and about and enjoy nature--which is always healing. :)
ReplyDeleteNice photos. I feel sorry for your friend and hope she can find a better job.
ReplyDeleteI hope the pay is good for that job, I hope she finds something easier too:)
ReplyDeleteBeach combing at low tide is a pleasurable way to spend time on a sunny day.
ReplyDelete12 hour days, ten in a row means that she should be getting a lot of overtime pay. If not, rules are being broken.
A high tide raises all boats! Or something like that. That job sure makes me feel fortunate to be doing what I love.
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