Pleasant Day at Tennessee Valley Beach

At Tennessee Valley thirteen hikers met,
Went down to the sea and then just went back.
Bare toes they buried in soft sand that was black.
Just three of our number went up to a bunker,
While the rest just laid back on their butts and looked upper.
Our season of hiking has come to an end,
But soon in September will start up once again.

Have a great summer!

P.S. Our Hikers Help Rescue Injured Sea Lion
While walking near the edge of the beach, we noticed a sea lion lying in the wet sand at the water's edge. it appeared to be dead, but actually it was just injured from a deep gash on its rear flipper. When the waves would begin to touch it, it would painfully lift itself up and inch forward a bit, and then flop down in exhaustion. A woman on the beach called Animal Rescue, but after a very long time, no rescue truck had appeared, and most of our group headed back up the trail to our cars, except Krystyna, Susan A., and Norma.

When the rescue truck arrived, Krystyna, Susan and Norma volunteered to help with the rescue. So the three of them, plus four other women (the rescue driver, and three women sitting on the beach) were able to corral the frightened and barking sea lion, throw a net over it, scoot it into the cage, and haul the cage back across the beach to the rescue truck.