Today I walked to the Bird Island jetty on the NC/SC state line. I have always found it mystical and enjoyed the peace of the ocean enroute. The waves are gentle because that portion of the surf is protected by the jetty. It is sand dollar heaven.

I found about two dozen dead sand dollars, saw scores of holes indicating that lives one were beneath the sand, dug up three good-sized cockle shells and two whelks. The star of the show and the only animal that I photographed was an olive.