2014 was theoutershores’ second full year in business. I published 23 new posts and uploaded 361 images. Last year I enjoyed looking back on the year’s most popular posts and sharing some thoughts about a few of my favorite photographs. It’s the end of December, 2014 and I’m going to do it again. Among TOS readers, the most popular 2014 posts were:
- Red-eyed medusa, Polyorchis penicillatus. – I wrote that one back in March; it’s just a few thoughts about one of the most attractive little jellies I’ve seen on thoutershores.
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Rockweed, Fucus gardneri. – This one is from October 2013; it contains photos of rockweed at it’s prime.
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California Beach Hopper, Megalorchestia californiana. – A natural history account, also from October, 2014. Something good was going on in October.
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Mermaid’s Purse. – Second time on the top posts list! Last year it was number two. It’s just three images of a good-sized big skate egg case I found back in March 2013.
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- Comparing King Tides. King tides are the highest spring tides of the year. This post from January is a comparison of 10.4′ high tides from the winters of 2013 and 2014.
My favorite photos featured for the first time in 2014 are:
Young peregrine falcon, January 4 2014.
Rocks and rocky headlands jutting out of the sand.
Planes – multiple size classes on a single float.
Giant green anemone, Anthopleura xanthogrammica.
Low rock intertidal community
Acorn barnacles, Balanus glandula, in the supralittoral fringe
Hermessinda crassicornis
Adult male redtail surfperch, Amphistichus rhodoterus
Thanks a lot for dropping by theoutershores. Wishing you the best in 2015.
