Patterns on the sand and in the water fascinate me … the rhythms of the sea create beautiful fresh patterns day after day. That is the way with life … all change, nothing stuck, fixed or rigid! I might share some more tomorrow … but here are some around our beach for today. First the patterns of lichen on rock, a seagull’s tail feathers, and seaweed moving in a tidal rockpool.
Then the clouds, sky, and their reflections in the water creating patterns of stripes.
The beach itself is a crescent shape … bushland and incoming waves reflect the crescent … other beach and lagoon views offer their own patterns of rippling trees, and natural shapes.
This post combines Beach and Pattern challenges. I need to combine them as we are running out of time with so much to do before S has his Open Studio and Sale next weekend as part of the River of Art Festival; before I take that first Yoga Nidra workshop in town; and before we leave for five weeks in the Kimberley. Sorry I am not getting to your blogs as often just now …. I will be back here as usual at the end of June.
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Woo – fantastic beachy patterns Christine. Best wishes to S for his Studio Sale – and your yoga workshop – and happy travels – will look forward to seeing some dramatic Kimberley scenery. 🙂
thanks meredith! we are in the final stages of planning it all … should be absolutely wonderful … just have a few things to do and then we can fly away … everything comes at once, it is often the way 🙂
Don’t they just! Don’t worry about us – just enjoy everything you’re doing. 🙂
What a great combination of beaches with their endless patterns, Christine. I love the lichen and the rippling trees. 🙂
thank you cathie … those rippling trees were thanks to a group of fast paddling ducks!
My kind of beach! I wonder why there is both orange and green lichen. So many lovely images but I especially like the rippling trees. Enjoy your busy time and getting away my dear 🙂
that lichen is fascinating … who knows why there are different colours … although perhaps i could research it … i loved the trees too, winter light is good for reflections 🙂
Thank you for these stunning patterns from the beach Christine. The lichen shots are amazing! . Good luck to S with his sale and enjoy Kimberley 🙂
What wonderful pictures. I’m always happy to see that you made a new post. 🙂
I love the lichen shots Christine – and the beach. Ripples and waves make perfect patterns. The bird’s tail is cute too! So many patterns provided by nature. 🙂
Beautiful and peaceful, a great combination.
janet
thanks janet … just about to go walking down there again this morning 🙂
Great selection of photos. Amazing how lichen can look like any number of things, depending on how the photo was taken. At first, the lichen photo can look like a rusty chunk of meal washed on shore.
yes i agree … a very fractal kind of pattern 🙂
A lovely and clere combination of the two challenges! Nicely done!
Should have been.. A lovely and clever combination of the two challenges! Nicely done!
A lovely collection of beach patterns! I especially like those cloud patterns.