Challenging an Interloper
“One of these things is not like the others”, to quote an old Sesame Street song. Some days the existence of even the smallest bit of litter seems totally egregious. This photo was taken on one of those days.
Tag Archives: tide line
Emergence 2: Green Flame
Another in the series of wind-swept tide line photos. A blowing-sand beach is remarkably monochrome. Like fog does to the air, wind strips a beach of color and softens forms. This sea lettuce was visible from a distance up the … Continue reading
Emergence
The blowing sand this month is burying everything. Instead of wondering what is lost or hidden, though, I like to look at what remains as ’emerging’. The forms and colors that peek out of the sand are so different from … Continue reading
Blink
It is astonishing how often forms in nature are evocative of parts of human anatomy. If you blink, you may miss them.
Pile Up
Cluster of fragments Broken shells and colored sand Create new beauty. I find this cluster, this photo, almost meditative.
Forward the Banner
Fall winds and tides are frequent these days. It seems that all the most recent photos that I have taken show the tangled, windswept beach. I find it much more difficult to find good shots in these conditions. First, it … Continue reading
Three
Even the strangest of objects cannot overshadow the perfection of the mussel/sand hole arrangement on the left side of this photo. Quite an unusual array of conjoined objects in the forefront, though. I loved the juxtaposition of the ordered miniature … Continue reading
The Crown
Unknown object. Center was hard, not malleable, and attached to the thinner plastic points. It had obviously been in the ocean for a long, long time. Lovely and mysterious, but it did not belong there.
The Ocean’s Kiss
A moon jellyfish, shredded by the fury of the waves, left a piece of itself on the beach to be discovered. By me. It was gone with the next wave.
A Gift from the Sea, for Me
I love the beach. Just week away from the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, I remember the ocean’s destructive power and fury. But I really still love being beside it most of the time! Rarely do I bring home something that … Continue reading
Tide Line Still Life 