Yesterday I posted the weekly photo challenge and mentioned that the ocean was green due to sea grass, and that this is the reason why the Florida coast is known as the Emerald coast. Well, a couple of people asked for more pictures of this phenomenon, so I thought I’d oblige!
The sea grass is usually around only in June. We went once in July and the water was a beautiful blue. The grass is usually raked up along the beach as it washes up on shore. Two years ago when we went, a walk along the beach revealed pockets of sea grass so deep that when I stepped on it, I dropped down to my hip. I had to climb out of the hole which wasn’t easy and a little scary. After that we did not step on anything that was sea grass because there was no way to know how deep it was.
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Wow. You’d think that since I’m living in Georgia, I would know this–but I didn’t! So, thanks for the info and the photos. 🙂
You are welcome! I think it’s one of those things, you hear the term, but don’t really connect it with anything. At least that’s what I did… 🙂
Great pics!!! These really capture the multitude of shades of azure typical of this area. Nice shots! Love the dark clouds, too.
Thanks! I’d never seen it before, (the green) so the day we arrived I just stared and stared. It was mesmerizing and I could take my eyes off of it.
Couldn’t take my eyes off it!
i am so glad that you shared more photos with me. it is absolutely beautiful, just beautiful. thanks All!
Tou are welcome! Glad you liked them!
Odd… The “Emerald Coast” is on the other side of the country from “Emerald City” — Seattle, Washington. Funny how that happens. Great shots!
I didn’t know that Erica! That is funny, especially since washington is a coastal state!
The ocean up here is kind of a murky gray color, and too cold to do more than wade… It’s the trees that give Seattle the nickname.
Ah! That explains a lot!
Those are some great waves…. The boys must have had a blast!
They did! They really wanted to surf–but made due with boogie boards!
Interesting thanks. What does the grass look like
It’s about 6-8 inches long, about 1/2 inch wide. I looked for a link about sea grass, but only found Wikipedia article that wasn’t very good. Its like swimming in a post of cooking noodles.
In a pot of noodles–not post!
ok cool thanks. I was getting mixed up with kelp
Oh. Yeah, very different from kelp. Just zillions of grass blades…
it looks beautiful!
Thanks!
Great photos! Wow that must’ve been scary to sink into sea grass. It’s like ocean “quick sand” lol.
Thanks! It was very freaky to step and sink.
Had no idea about the grass! Your photos capture the stunning green shades perfectly!
Thanks Madhu! It was very beautiful to look at–mesmerizing in fact. But I didn’t like swimming in it much…
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Thank you Nicole! I think I’ll try to work on this and one other I’m overdue for dealing with tomorrow! You are so sweet! Thank you so much for the kind words and acknowledgement!
Neat! I don’t think I’ve ever seen this phenomenon. No photos of all the seaweed?
No photos. It’s not seaweed. It’s grass, and looks totally different. They are blades that are about 6-8 inches long and 1/2in wide. They are churned up in the water, and oddly, you don’t really see it wash up on shore, even though there are Huge piles of it. The hotels rake early in the morning, so all I really ever saw was washed up on the beach in piles. It’s kinda gross to swim in, like swimming in a pot of cooked fettuccine noodles! 🙂