Snow today, again. It is the 17th accumulating snowfall in the state this winter – really quite incredible for our region.
It is too bitter cold and blowing to go walk the tide line today; this photo was taken after one of the previous storms. Spring sure is taking its time this year!
Two small voids, in alignment. The photograph is all about them.
Shell and Brick.
Broken and Worn.
Marine-born and Man-made.
Similar in color; both eroded by the ocean’s fury.
Still lifes are historically constructed from man-made objects, or items that are no longer living. This arrangement of a well-worn shell fragment, a sand crab carapace, a tiny twig, and a dead fly is perfect. The breathing-hole evidence of mollusks … Continue reading
Somewhere, an angel is looking for her wings.
This piece of coral and a shell, photographed on a Florida beach, bear quite a resemblance to a rather secretive and perhaps mythical inhabitant of our SW deserts. Jody this is for you! (www.beachtreasuresandtreasurebeaches.com).
Another winter storm in the works for this week. I find myself being drawn to sunny still lifes from summer walks along the tide line.
Spin art (again), golden pebble, and mollusk air hole. Alignment. Serenity.
I wish my own writing had such flourish!
Remember doing spin art at carnivals and on the boardwalk? Remember how your finished piece was the most beautiful one ever created? All these memories flooded back when I came across this shell fragment in the frozen tide line. Not … Continue reading
Tide Line Still Life 