Interesting Finds

We strolled the beach yesterday and picked up some great finds.  I was looking for specific colors of shells and was rewarded with red, pink, and lavender.  We found sea glass, always a thrill for me.  We found long stalks of seaweed encrusted with shells that look like strands of Pukka beads.  The most interesting find, though, was a pink barrel-shaped shell cluster.  After consulting my brother and SIL who, in my opinion, are experts when it comes to tide pool sea life, we determined the pink barrel cluster was a barnacle.  What we didn't realize when we picked up the shell and put it in a pocket was that Barnacle Boy was still alive.  Check out the video at the top of the page.  Does this count as a new pet?