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.
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.
Friends, As much as I love the tide line, I love venturing well beyond – and below – the tide line even more. When I look out at the ocean, I cannot help but wonder what I am missing by … Continue reading
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
The current phrase in educational settings is to ‘have a poem in your pocket’. If a piece of poetry is memorized, it can be carried along wherever a person travels. I remember sitting on my grandfather’s knee when I was … 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
Shed in flight or while the gull was nibbling along the tide line . . . This solitary feather has been gently tumbled in the waves. Again and again the colors of the beach startle me! When we start to … Continue reading
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.
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
On all the tide line, these two apricot-colored shells were found touching. Almost kissing. Love the delicacy of the touch!
Blown to the very edge of the tide, this set of pine needles lasted only seconds after the photo was taken. The early morning shadow creates a lovely crest in the sand.