I have lived within a few miles of the Atlantic Ocean for most of my life. A dock connects our back yard to a tidal creek.
At low tide, there’s just a trickle of water in the creek.

During the low tide, wading birds walk along the creek bed searching for food.



When the tide is high, it’s a different world.

At the mouth of the creek we enter a river and explore the coastal waters.


And during the summer, when the tide is just right, we can catch fresh blue crabs for supper.

This post was inspired by Ingrid’s Wandering Wednesday.