By the sea

For those who cannot tell from the photo you are looking at the Atlantic Ocean, air temperature 48 degrees (F.),wind from the north at about 9 knots, and it is 10 a.m. November 28, 2014. This particular beach is within the limits of Fernandina Beach, Florida. So, I suppose, it is Fernandina Beach beach, redundant but accurate. All is located on Amelia Island.

The bird is a Sanderling Sandpiper (or at least that is what it looks like), a cute little fellow who scurries along the waterline looking for some sort of stuff to eat. Usually they stay far away and go in the opposite direction from your path and demand you use the "zoom" for a photo. This fellow, however, paced along with us about 5 feet away and provided me with the only non-telephoto snapshot I have ever taken of one of these guys.

After this excitement we then went into the business part of Fernandina Beach to find it was PJ Friday. Those participating wear their pajamas into town to shop Black Friday. The temperature did not allow for sheer lingerie but creativity was rampant as even the dogs had flannel creations. We escaped to the waterfront to look at boats (it is on the ICW) and then it was The Crab Trap for shrimp and grits and other eatables. Fernandina Beach is a neat little town, not too many T-shirt shops, and a number of nice restaurants.