Peach Erosion
Tumbled by the sea, this moon shell has been polished by the glassy sand to a peachy spiral. Together, out of the water, the quartz sand and shell create a lovely still life. The tiny, white clam makes the peach … Continue reading
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Simple Elegance
Walk the beach with a friend someday, a friend who is unfamiliar with your tide line, the local marine life, common shells. Look at what is at your feet through his or her eyes, their perspective, and be amazed. Thanks, … Continue reading
Challenging an Interloper
“One of these things is not like the others”, to quote an old Sesame Street song. Some days the existence of even the smallest bit of litter seems totally egregious. This photo was taken on one of those days.
Toothed Swoop
Perfectly aligned, captured by the receding tide.
Breezy Feather, Peeking Bubble
The down feather was stuck to the shell bit, blowing gently. I loved the softness of the feather against the hard colors and corners of the clam shell fragment. The peeking bubble wasn’t noticed until the photos were uploaded at … Continue reading
Arc
Bridge. Shelter. Arch. Grace.
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.
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.
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
Two Shells
One of my favorite still lifes ever. The colors, the mini-tide pools within each, and the positioning of the shells make it just perfect.
Tide Line Still Life 