Tag Archives: quiet
Q is for Quiet
Ocean and land combine on the tide line to create a gentle, quiet still life for the middle of a hectic week.
Quiet in the Morning
This is a photograph that I find very meditative, so peaceful.
When I walk the tide line, my mood can dictate the types of still lifes that I notice. Conversely, certain arrangements can be a catalyst for particular moods.
This small clam with the pebble and sand grains in its bowl was just beyond the reach of a receding tide line, and it was gone just a few washes later. In those few moments on the tide line, this arrangement offered me a lovely respite from morning’s jumbled thoughts.
It still does today.
Not Parallel
And it bothers me a little. This photo is a little zen, though. Quieting.
Whole Note in a Beach Sonata
The whole note lingers Staff lines shifted by the sound Of the tide’s retreat
A Worn-Down Kind of Day
It’s that kind of morning – like this small shell, obviously tumbled in the waves. Look closely, though, to spot a tiny bit of quartz crystal by the top of the shell. It’s a lesson for me in this one … Continue reading
Looking Past the Vast
Cocklawburn Beach, Northumberland.
This is, perhaps, my favorite beach in the world. It is wild, vast, and almost always windy. The sea is never warm, never still, and the beach is dressed with a new array of stones, driftwood, and sea weed with every tide.
While Cocklawburn’s landscape is stunning, I am never disappointed when I look closely in the rocky outcrops or along the tideline. The changing clouds made these tiny pits in the rock, only about 2″ each, seem to wink back at me as the water reflected bits of brightness. The colors in the pebbles are completely lost to the enormity of the landscape unless there is a close look taken. Being prone to personify the landscape I heard A.A. Milne’s Eeyore in these tiny pools… “Thanks for noticing me…”
Silhouette
See the silhouette of a person on the rock? I didn’t until I uploaded the photo later in the day. What I saw when I framed the photograph was a pebble with an interesting erosion pattern. Learning to look carefully, … Continue reading
Staying afloat
Sometimes we have to look really carefully to see what is keeping our head above water.
Tide Line Still Life 