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Cue the Music …
Blue Mussel/Yellow Jingle
Early Spring Composition (Blue Trumps)
Nowhere to Run
Someone’s Hiding Something
Yes, these were really arranged like this on the tide line. It wasn’t until I got home that I noticed the jingle shell’s secret.
With the Accent on ‘Jingle’
purple GOLD white
broken WHOLE broken
coquina JINGLE crab
The accent is on the jingle shell, as it should be.
A Study in Translucency
As you may know, I love jingle shells. Their simplicity and fragility belies their origin in the tumbling, violent ocean. That any of them make it to the tide line is a point of amazement. This particular shell had just arrived with the last wave, hence the small bubbles within. The morning light spotlighted this tiny shell’s translucency, shining through to the sand beneath. The shell’s placement beside the opaque shell fragment makes this quality even more stunning.
In the Bright Morning Light
When I was a child, I tried collecting jingle shells (the yellow shell in this photograph). I thought that a whole jar full would have been really lovely. The problem is that in a child’s bucket, these fragile shells crumble immediately, so my jar never was filled.
I am still enchanted by these delicate shells. Their appearance on the tide line seems impossible when one considers the fury of the sea. This one greeted my morning just a few weeks ago.
The Surprise of Gold
That this oh, so fragile jingle shell survived the tumult of last night’s storm is remarkable. That it landed here like a jewel among the mussels is beautiful.
Tide Line Still Life 