Have you ever had a day when you had smiled so much the muscles in your face were sore? Today I did, and a nice feeling that is. All the stockpiled sand has been spread on the Bahia shoreline. Then why am I so happy.... because we have been promised enough sand to finish Bahia by Goody Hill, I'm sure you have seen their trucks here in Ocean City. We called Goody Hill to ask for a price on the sand because we were determined Bahia would be finished so the planting could be finished before the end of the planting season. I've never had a conversation with anyone that I enjoyed more. Yes, we did talk sand first, even walked over to see the quality of the sand already down. His educated eye determined how much sand we would need and the rest was pleasant conversation. This man should write a book because his life has been so diversified and interesting. I hated for him to leave but it was starting to rain just a little. At that point I asked him how much the sand would cost and with a soft smile he said he was giving it to us. Yesterday was one of those magic days when everything went well. 

The picture of the pipe with the elbow is the outfall pipe. The was installed by Coastal Bays Science Coordinator, Dr. Roman Jesien. Now the water coming in from the bay will reach a level high enough to give the pond a good flushing. Yes, that pipe from the bay is going to be fixed. 

The pictures of the men are the crew responsible for most of the restoration of the shoreline. You can see for yourself the progress that has been made this week. The heron was keeping a watchful eye on the whole procedure.