On July 4, the wind was blowing from the north. It was perfect weather on LBI for a swim in the bay. I was sitting on the deck with my daughter Alex, reading and listening to sea gulls and the sounds of my neighbors’ grandchildren, Emily and Matthew Dilkes, splashing in the calm waters behind Mark Drive in Peahala Park. Suddenly Matthew yelled to his father to get him a net.
Alex and I sat up and peered over the deck rail to see Matthew use the net to scoop up a turtle and hand it to his father.
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