Month: May 2021

The beachcomber

Published on by Laura Bloomsbury7 Comments

With little else to do on a beach far from the madding crowd, I am in my element. Every stone, shell, sea-weeded tideline offers up a vignette for the meditative eye.

Safe from the perils of the Atlantic, I am thankful to be shorebound with only the rhythmic sounds of surf and intermittent cry of gulls
The pools left behind take the form of sharks and rays
shelled creatures hunker down to wait out the time between tides

I never cease to admire the artistry and diversity of all these life forms (click for detailed view)

or the Zen of tidal deposits which I can never capture – without some artifice!

“I’ll let the wind and wave do what they will with me;
And I will dwell unto the end with loveliness and joy;…
And in a jewelled solitude I’ll mould my life anew,
And nestling close to Nature’s heart, I’ll learn at last . . . to live.“
The Beachcomber ~ Robert William Service