The ‘S’ shadow right exactly along the upper edge of the tide line seemed somewhat auspicious.
I think I shall keep looking for remarkable still lifes. How can I not?
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The Surprise of Gold
That this oh, so fragile jingle shell survived the tumult of last night’s storm is remarkable. That it landed here like a jewel among the mussels is beautiful.
Translucency
The sun, new in the east, and the strong wind from the west created this still life. The carapace must have been wind-lifted just minutes before, because this arrangement was within the reach of the tide. I was captivated by the glowing light, as well as by the “strings” of sand that are remnants of the creature that once lived within this translucent shell.
This still life in particular was a vivid reminder for me to look carefully at the world around me. Small beauties and surprises are everywhere!
A Shadow of Its Former Self
Look at the transparency of the bottom, right leg. Amazing!
Sunrise, in Miniature
A beach, a sunrise, and the surprise of sea glass.
The sun shining through a bit of sea glass first caught my eye very early in the morning. Then I noticed that the interior of the mussel was still holding the image of the sunrise that had just taken place.
Blue of Land, Blue of Sea
The colors on Spittal’s beach are plenty, but soft and gentle like a tweed fabric. When one looks carefully all the colors of the rainbow are able to be found. Here, the sea’s shell and a well-worn pebble are each quite blue. It almost seems as if they have sought one another out in the sand.
Hitching a Ride …
… Along the Tide
Milk Quartz and Folded Sea Lettuce
Repose
Tumbled into softness, a twig and a brick create an eroded still life.
Blue Pebble, Sprouted
The pebbles on this area of the Northumberland coast are all beautifully multi-colored, like the shades in a lovely, soft tweed. Every color in the rainbow is present, delicate and muted. This one pebble, though, stood apart as a more vivid blue. Perhaps it is the seaweed beside it in this still life that brings out the blue.
Tide Line Still Life 