Heart and Soul
A small black stone and a creamy piece of ancient coral, perfectly positioned by the tide. Heart and Soul. The simplicity of this arrangement may make this one of my favorite recent images.
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No One Strives to Have a More Complex Existence
Some days it is just time to simplify. Our busy lives and bursting hearts (for good reasons, as well as not so pleasant reasons) need the opportunity to step back, declutter, and rest. Our beach is often strewn with white … Continue reading
Pebble, Crab Remains, Tiny Mussel, and Red Beetle
This was a challenge to focus with the lens that I had on the camera, but I could not pass up the chance to try to photograph this so very small and unusual cluster. The beach was positively littered with … Continue reading
Orange Prevails
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
Crumble
Smoothed and broken by the power of the waves: the oval arrangement of shell and pebble bits next to the halved stone seem to speak of the ocean’s damage.
r o y GREEN b i v
red orange yellow GREEN blue indigo violet All the colors of the rainbow can be spotted in the tiny section of the tide line in this photo. The early morning sun shining on and through the solitary bit of sea … Continue reading
Summer Pebble
The simplicity of the green and orange in this one small stone, sitting isolated on the tide line, are evocative of summer. As a note, I rarely take stones home, no matter how lovely on the tide line. Once dry, … Continue reading
Composition in White and Orange
Pebbles have a simple beauty that belies what a photograph can truly capture. Form is very much a result of their environment; and when they sit isolated on the tide line, as these did, I appreciate their clean, uncomplicated beauty. … Continue reading
Trio with Black Pebble
Look carefully to see the small, black pebble. It happens often that what I remember most is not what initially caught my eye.
True Purple
Yes, this shell fragment is really this purple. I took this small piece home because it was so remarkable. I can only guess how far it came on the waves to land on our tide line. We don’t have many … Continue reading
Tide Line Still Life 