Oystercatcher Tide Pools On the path less traveled

backdated to January 13th! @Olive away we go!! Also anyone is OK to pop in!

 


Dakarai panted with happiness and excitement the familiar adrenaline bringing freedom flooding his veins as they headed further away from Teaghlaigh, on his and Olive's honeymoon. He was bringing her to a place that he found interesting, a bunch of tide pools by the coast that were usually filled with interesting little shelled critters. " C'mon darling, it's right around this cliff!" He said turning to her with a grin filled with an almost youthful exuberance. As they turned the corner he'd could see the hills of sand that hid the gathering of small pools of salty ocean water.


He led her forward until they reached them and he sighed, his rear end falling to the ground with disappointment. The pools had frozen over hiding their small treasures from the one woman who would appreciate them most. "I'm sorry...I expected them to still be liquified. Is it really getting that cold?"  He said somberly, afraid that Olive would be immensely disappointed. An idea struck him suddenly and he stood up moving over to one of the small pools and tearing up on his hind legs, paws striking the ice with a heavy this. He repeated the process again and to his delight the ice shattered, revealing the clear water and tiny shells beneath.



Using his nose he removed the ice so she could see the magnificent beauty of these things, he had brought her to her own little treasure trove. He waited eagerly for her response, for this was his way of proposing these shells and starfish were the ring that he would've slipped onto her finger if they were human.