nice day for a walk

And we found where the ice goes when it leaves on the tide.  Piles of it in Sandy Hook, on the bay side, of course.  Tho I think technically it's still the "river" here.  Which is not a river, it's actually an estuary.  But, whatever. 

Looking back towards our other lighthouse, the Twin Lights.

Parts of the water which are shallower and out of the current are still frozen pretty solid, and gulls were dropping clams on the ice, to break the shells so they could get the food out.

Hard to see the birds, they're mostly white on a white background.  And I've learned that with Pablo, it's easier to carry the pocket camera, since I don't have two hands free to use the bigger one.  He's not terribly reliable off leash, especially when he's spent the last couple of weeks cooped up mostly in the house.  This was our first real outing in a while, where we got to take a longer walk.  He was brave, and even walked on some snow and ice.

By the time we headed home, he was all wet underneath, and sandy, and muddy.  Like a real dog!  But I suspect he had a good time, and he ate a whole plate of roast beef when we got in, after I did a moderately successful job of cleaning him up a bit.  My car is a mess, tho.  Oh well.  Fun never comes entirely for free.