Sunshine and jellyfish kind of day

June 4, 2021 1:30 am
While enjoying the sunny weather Wednesday at the public beach at Double Bluff in Freeland, Grey Fortney, 7, shows off a jellyfish she collected to release back into the water. (Photos by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record)
While enjoying the sunny weather Wednesday at the public beach at Double Bluff in Freeland, Grey Fortney, 7, shows off a jellyfish she collected to release back into the water. (Photos by Kira Erickson/South Whidbey Record)

Temperatures soared into the 80s this past week on Whidbey Island, according to local weather station data. Kids flocked to Double Bluff Beach in Freeland on Wednesday afternoon to enjoy the warm weather. At low tide, a myriad of small jellyfish lined the shores of the beach.

Ava Forsberg, 11, shows off a jellyfish she found.

Ava Forsberg, 11, shows off a jellyfish she found.

Maci Knauer, 7, shows off a jellyfish she released back into the ocean.

Maci Knauer, 7, shows off a jellyfish she released back into the ocean.