Oysters shells are fairly uncommon on our local beach – we have no estuaries where they breed When they do show up locally, oyster shells are usually large and very old, such as this one. They have travelled a long … Continue reading
Perhaps one of my favorite finds. This still life seems perfect to me: the hues of the pebbles are perfect with one another, the swoop of the lines on the shell are delicate, and the shell is perfectly in alignment. … Continue reading
The placement of the shells, but even more so the colors of these shells make them complementary. The orange of the jingle shell beside the blue of the mussel would almost be directly across from one another on a color … Continue reading
This carapace, brilliant fall colors on the monochromatic tideline, was situated as if the creature had died looking out to sea.
We could do without a nor’easter, but we love cool, grey fall days. Even the lightest storms, though, bring about interesting tidelines.
Lovely autumn colors clustering. Subtle tidal edging. A single white pebble. Or . . . Just now I see a face as I post this. I positively love the simplicity of pebbles on a tide line.
“The curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a container that is concave if the liquid wets the container walls and convex if it does not.” Look carefully. It is there. (Hint: the ‘container’ is the space between the … Continue reading
The power of the waves impaled this crab carapace upright on the tideline . . . perfectly aligned with the very early morning sun. The glow was visible from quite a number of meters away, positively gorgeous. It seemed the … Continue reading
Most often, it is an arrangement of shells or the form of a pebble that catches my eye. This time, though, it was the color! This tiny area of beach was filled with grains of red, and the two bright … Continue reading
The sticky, hazy, hot temperatures scream at me to make life simple this week. Cold meals and limited outdoor activity ease the physical stress of a near 100F heat index. Simplicity in basic household chores, as well as in the … Continue reading
Tide Line Still Life 