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These are the red shores of the Minas Basin in Nova Scotia. These outcrops of shale rock (slate) formations are revealed during the very low tides experienced in the Minas Basin. A wonderful spot to go beachcombing!
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The deserted beach on Easter Sunday at Silverdale AONB. On the River Kent, the outflow into Morecambe Bay. A liminal place where the river meets the sea and the sands are renewed on every tide. A warm, sunny spring day where the sands glitter. Cumbria-Lancashire border.
Feeling rather quiet this foggy Monday morning as I look back through my images of Brigus South. A little day trip with some hiking and beachcombing in the typical Newfoundland Spring (blah) weather. :-) We always make the most of it though and came home with pockets of seaglass, shells, and rocks but this little discovery stayed put, hiding among the seaweed for the next person to find.
One of my Simple Pleasures is beachcombing and rock pooling along the seashore.
These are pebbles I've collected over the years. The final little one was the real problem ... I think it is frightened of heights 😊
The entire mini cairn is only 3" high.
"Looking close on Friday" - Pebbles
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A seashell on the "Golden Beach" (金沙滩) of Yantai, Shandong, China.
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The Beachcomber or ‘Stone Me’
I have over the years come across a few of these characters, not just confined to our East Coast where I found the majority. They have been discovered in The States, France and Kent. A bit of a random order I know. Some have come home with me but in the main I have left them in situ. No stones were harmed in the making of these images and the ones who did come home did it willingly.
Big Sur is a rugged stretch of California's central coast between Carmel and San Simeon. Bordered to the east by the Santa Lucia Mountains and the west by the Pacific Ocean, it's traversed by narrow, 2-lane State Route 1, known for winding turns, seaside cliffs and views of the often-misty coastline. The sparsely populated region has numerous state parks for hiking, camping and beachcombing.
Collecting little treasures is one of my favourite hobbies. I'm a bit of a bowerbird in that respect, although I don't have an obsession with the colour blue like they do.
Whether it be beachcombing for shells and sea glass, or looking for feathers and interesting rocks and pebbles, I love both the search and the find. I have other collections too, such as glass bottles, but this tiny shell was the perfect size for a macro shot...and sand makes such pretty bokeh.
This is the cool little shell-covered Steels Beach in Tasmania. Shell foraging comes with some risk in the Indo-Pacific region - Cone snails. Cone snails have intricately patterned shells but can inject a venom strong enough to paralyse prey. Some can kill humans, and there is no known antivenom. And being Australia, you never quite know what else might be hiding around — blue-ringed octopus in the rock pools, stonefish in the shallows, bluebottles waiting in the surf and on the beach. Best to stick to photographing them methinks ;)
Fun fact for today: Have you ever wondered what the best thing was BEFORE sliced bread? Well wonder no longer. There used to be a saying "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since wrapped bread” — because pre-wrapped bread was an earlier game-changer. Having bread wrapped at the bakery instead of loose meant it stayed fresher longer and was more sanitary. I thought sharing that with you is the yeast I can do. Well, I'm off to listen some music, perhaps Don't Go Baking My Heart ;)
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Waterscape 73/100 for 2025
I've been in the Pacific Ocean at Porto Viarta Mexico, and San Diego California twice, so when Darling Tonia first brought me to Ocean Shores, Washington back in 1990, I donned my birthday suit and ran in, and then just as quickly ran back out. It's a different world up here people!! The water is frigid to say the least, the weather is predominately foggy and or rainy, indeed sand is a rarity as you can see here in what is the most awesome section of beach I've seen here yet, Ruby.
Not to be deterred, on this day Tonia grabbed a seven foot tall pole so that she could clamber over the downed trees, running water, and the numerous boulders strewn and deposited everywhere to get out there in search of shells and sea life whilst I wandered around taking 100 plus photos, ten of them worth keeping..... :)
Recent rough weather had thrown up large masses of seaweed at Lepe. The harvest of the sea is not exclusively for waders and seabirds as this Rock Pipit demonstrates.
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An open-air repair shop or graveyard for old boats in Rethymnon, Crete, on a sunny morning. Many of us generally prefer color for sunny shots, but I like this one in b&w (Fujifilm's monochrome +R film simulation in Lightroom 6.14). The title here is a line from "Beachcombing" sung by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris on "All the Roadrunning" (2006). [DSCF9600_lr_2000]
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Le Bambole Mk. XVI, CoffeePinCam Pinhole Camera.
Kodak Ektar 100.
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
Cape Race is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The cape was the location of the Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter until the system was decommissioned in 2010.
It is also home to the Cape Race Lighthouse, notable for having received and responded to the distress call from the doomed Titanic.
Hau‘ula, O‘ahu.
...and maybe some WD-40.
From my series, "Pinholes at high-tide".
Le Bambole Mk. XVI, CoffeePinCam Pinhole Camera.
Kodak Ektar 100.
The shelling was good over the weekend. I came home with a another bagful myself. Have a great 4th everybody.
Big Sur is a rugged stretch of California’s central coast between Carmel and San Simeon. Bordered to the east by the Santa Lucia Mountains and the west by the Pacific Ocean, it’s traversed by narrow, 2-lane State Route 1, known for winding turns, seaside cliffs and views of the often-misty coastline. The sparsely populated region has numerous state parks for hiking, camping and beachcombing.
The Beachcomber or ‘Stone Me’
I have over the years come across a few of these characters, not just confined to our East Coast where I found the majority. They have been discovered in The States, France and Kent. A bit of a random order I know. Some have come home with me but in the main I have left them in situ. No stones were harmed in the making of these images and the ones who did come home did it willingly.
Does the little bit on the end of this shell look like a little shell eye to you too?
I like to think that there is a whole little world inside with little shell creatures looking at live feeds from the "eye" on little TV screens, analysing response tactics to the environment on their little shell computers, initiating their outer shell of silence until any potential danger has passed, and then cheering and jumping about and giving each other little shell creature high-fives. That little hole in the spirals under the eye is their emergency escape hatch I reckon. In an emergency, the ConchChime goes off and they throw a little shell creature ladder out the hole and make their escape while whatever they are escaping from is busy at the main entrance. There may have been a little hero shell creature stay behind to distract whoever they were escaping from, maybe named the Coral Crusader. I hope he/she made it out safely! Must be a tough life being a little shell creature, I'm exhausted just thinking about it!
PS - I like shells, but then again, who doesn't!
Caught coming off the mudflats same time as the feral pigeon .Not state of beak the mud is very very sticky and mucky !!
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Larrabee State Park is a public recreation area located on Samish Bay on the western side of Chuckanut Mountain, six miles (9.7 km) south of the city of Bellingham, Washington. It was created in 1915 as Washington's first state park. The park covers 2,748 acres (1,112 ha) and features fishing, boating, and camping as well as mountain trails for hiking and biking. It is managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
The park features a short walk down to a pebble beach with views onto Samish Bay and the San Juan Islands. For longer excursions, there are 13 miles of biking trails and 15 miles of hiking trails, including trails leading 1,940 feet up Chuckanut Mountain. Picnicking, boating, saltwater fishing, sailboarding, and beachcombing along 8,100 feet of saltwater shoreline are among the other recreational options. Two mountain lakes, Fragrance Lake and Lost Lake, offer freshwater fishing for hikers. The park also includes camping sites, an amphitheater, and large fields.
The Beachcomber or ‘Stone Me’
I have over the years come across a few of these characters, not just confined to our East Coast where I found the majority. They have been discovered in The States, France and Kent. A bit of a random order I know. Some have come home with me but in the main I have left them in situ. No stones were harmed in the making of these images and the ones who did come home did it willingly.
Found this mysterious object on a rocky beach in the Azores - brick mashed into stone, worn by the sea into a smooth triangle? No idea what this is, sort of wish I’d brought it home.
Early morning visit to Filley Bay. The Crows were beachcombing the low tide for any tasty morsels they could find.
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This isolated beach would be my favorite place to beachcomb.It's a hard slog to walk down there and 99% of the time you are the only one there....photo taken in winter
The Beachcomber or ‘Stone Me’
I have over the years come across a few of these characters, not just confined to our East Coast where I found the majority. They have been discovered in The States, France and Kent. A bit of a random order I know. Some have come home with me but in the main I have left them in situ. No stones were harmed in the making of these images and the ones who did come home did it willingly.