The ebb and flow of the tide creates an ever-changing pattern along New Brighton State beach on Thursday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
The ebb and flow of the tide creates an ever-changing pattern along New Brighton State beach on Thursday. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
A 12-week-old Chihuahua plays in the grass at Pinto Lake City Park in Watsonville on Wednesday. (Julia Moore/Sentinel)
Shine and Shanti have some unleashed fun at Frederick Street Park will their owners Nikki Brock, left, and Naomi Fuss, who holds her other dog Sophie make their daily visit to the locale. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Seacliff State Beach lifeguard brothers Dustin and Kyle Marty watch over the beach as Mason and Connor McClure play around on Thursday. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Seacliff State Beach lifeguard brothers Dustin and Kyle Marty watch over the beach on Thursday. The lifeguard program just received last-minute funding to keep the seasonal staffing watching over beaches. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Seacliff State Beach lifeguard Dustin Marty holds his binoculars up for Connor and Mason McClure to peer through as their sister Morgan watches, Kyle Marty stands in the background. (Robinson Kuntz/Santa Cruz Sentinel)