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Day: June 26, 2018

The flowers have brunch

Posted on 2018-06-262023-01-06 by Allison J. Gong

When low tides occur at or before dawn, a marine biologist working the intertidal is hungry for lunch at the time that most people are getting up for breakfast. And there’s nothing like spending a few morning hours in the intertidal to work up an appetite. At least that’s how it is for me. Afternoon…

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