Not of that World
Not of the sea, but it had traveled there. This was positioned in a small corner of a bay, where it appears to have been washed up during the previous night’s tide. The texture of this broken husk is lovely. … Continue reading
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Pyramid Stone
Poised at the peak, the tiny bit of quartz looks ready to roll. Again, the colors in this cluster were gorgeous, and they drew my eye immediately to where they had settled on the tide line.
“When I Grow Up …”
Little pebble, little shadow. Big rock, big shadow. I love the juxtaposition of these two bits of basalt in the very early morning light.
The Sweep of the Early Tide
Ancient coral branch Swept to the beach by the tide Slips across the sand
Pelican Skull and Small Bit of Coral
What a surprising find! My friend, Lis, first noticed the delicate skull. It is astonishing that it was not shattered in the sea. This small bit of beach at the east end of the island was nearly entirely monochromatic, and … Continue reading
Ancient Coral and Sea Creature
The beach is largely monochromatic, so this pink creature caught my eye. Nestled by the coral, likely washed up together, it could not survive long with the tide moving to low. We cannot identify it for certain, but believe it … Continue reading
A Line in the Sand
This stone sat deeply in the sand, and it was unlikely that the tide could have easily dislodged it. A metaphor for the lines we all draw, perhaps?
“Two Roads Diverged. . .”
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
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
Tide Line Still Life 