Watch Out for the BLOB!
I have no idea what variety of jellyfish this is. It is easy, though, to imagine it as a creature from a 1950’s sci-fi ready to gobble up those poor, hapless shell fragments.
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The Ancient One
What has this ancient oyster seen? How far has it traveled? Where has it been carried after its moments on my tide line?
Square within Ovoid
The tilt of the shell and its swoops of red coloration drew me in. The square hole with its peek-a-boo interior “shade” compelled me to take a closer look.
The Grin
Can you see it?
Shadow Tiara
Some mornings, the sun is so bright, that the shadows are what take precedent over the forms themselves.
Sand and Rust-Red Striped Shell
The simplicity of this shell with its unusual coloration, placed right at the edge of the ocean, was just perfect.
Butterflies in a Basket
Five mussels emptied of their owners, mollusk egg cases, bit of shell, and a coquina – perfectly arranged by an early morning, incoming tide.
Why I Love the Tide Line
Why the tide line? Isn’t the ocean itself distracting, compelling? The reasons why I started to notice and ultimately become captivated by the tide line on beaches wherever I travel, are many. Below are just a new of them. – … Continue reading
Mimicry on a Smaller Scale
A piece of a mussel shell positioned perfectly beside the remainders of a gull’s breakfast. Maybe I was tired, and it was just a bit too early in the morning, but it sure looked like a shark’s head going after … Continue reading
Trio with Black Pebble
Look carefully to see the small, black pebble. It happens often that what I remember most is not what initially caught my eye.
Tide Line Still Life 