Nurseries
Skate egg case (empty). String of seed mussels. Both marine nurseries, of sorts, washed up together at high tide.
Tag Archives: mussel
Contrail
A winter beach, swept by wind and waves, creates dramatic patterns in the sand.
Three Against One
Conversation. Argument. Cluster. Combination. Some days I feel like one of the mussels . . . and other mornings I relate more to the ancient shell fragment. This winter it depends on how much snow is accumulated outside the window!
Tide Line Ice as a Compositional Element
You know that place where the tide ebbs and then retreats? Where the ocean leaves a so-shallow layer of seawater on the sand as it retreats to low tide? I now know that the salt water that is left there … Continue reading
Iced Mussel
The beach was glorious yesterday! Wind-waves of sand and snow on shore, and a wild ocean beyond the tide line. Along the edge of the water, the frigid air had frozen sea foam and creeping water in fantastic patterns. Yes, … Continue reading
Still Life with Five Mussels, Two Carapace
Land and sea, living and dead . . . Combine as one delicate still life.
Counting the Circles
Absolutely perfectly circular bubbles remained in this mussel moments after the tide receded. They echoed the several air holes in the surrounding sand. Balance!
Who Has Seen the Wind?
This bit of bough traveled a distance on the wind before cavorting with sealife. Who Has Seen the Wind? – Christina Rossetti Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is … Continue reading
Intersection of Land, Sea, and Air
Graceful curves, almost oval in pattern. Feather, shell, ocean plant, leaf, cone . . . they are all here in one delicate, miniature, gentle still life.
Crackle
With the overnight blanket of snow out the window this morning, and wind chills in the single digits, it is impossible to not think about warm days by the ocean . . . Shadows often play a critical part in … Continue reading
Tide Line Still Life 