Cold Front Blew Through
Finally autumn? One never knows, but this maple leaf is sure of it.
Tag Archives: pebble
White Pebble Amidst
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.
Meniscus
“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
Stack
Diversity in the inanimate world. A lovely tidal arrangement of very different objects. Sunny pebble on top . . . Of course, it depends on the viewpoint chosen by the camera. It could have been beneath the fragment and composite. … Continue reading
Crossing the Line
This time of year the pebbles begin to arrive on the beach. I have no idea why there are not more of them on the tide line in the summer. Anyway, I am intrigued by their beauty, the juxtaposition of … Continue reading
The Old Man of the Sea
In the Center of the Star
Tiny little limpet shell, delicate by itself. With the oh, so small pebble lodged in the center, it becomes even more lovely.
Eye See You
Minute, new mussel. Ancient, sea-rounded pebble. Skeletal and worn moon shell. The colors – coral pink, creamy yellow, and the nascent iridescence of the mussel – cluster in isolated solidarity on an otherwise dull patch of tide line. I never … Continue reading
It’s on the Table
How this tiny, delicate shell did not wash out with a retreating wave, I do not know. The arrangement was a happy find, though. Subtle colors and varied textures fashioned a lovely still life.
Talon
Just emerging from the retreating tide, these two stones give the appearance of fiercely clawing their way to the surface on the tide line.
Tide Line Still Life 