Second of Two Parts: Click Here for Part 1
I've had a life-long love affair with the beach and the ocean.
Surfing is a passion with me, but even when I can't go surfing, I find simply walking near the ocean for a while very restful and relaxing. During my walk on the beach last week, I saw another set of patterns in the sand.
Southern California Beach Sunset... - Original Photo
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As I walked along the beach, I snapped photographs of whatever captured my interest.
I'll show you my favorite once again.
Branching and swaying, this pattern of light and dark sand makes me imagine a mermaid's gown. I can also see the face of a dog. Can you see it?
Mermaid and Pup - Original Photo
I also spotted what looked like "micro-sand dunes."
Whereas the mermaid gown is surely created by water flowing in one direction, running in rivulets downward, off the beach and back to the ocean, I suspect that these "dunes" are caused by rippling wave action.
Micro-Dune-Like Sand Patterns on the Beach - Original Photo
The interesting bi-color sand shades are evident in the dunes.
"White" and "black," or "light tan" and "dark grey," just like the branching runoff patterns, the "dunes" also display both colors. To the right and top of these pictures, you can see that the "dunes" also extend and exist under water.
"Dunes" and Adjacent Waterway - Original Photo
I'm reminded of photographs of the Sahara Desert taken from space.
I feel like an astronaut, looking down on a distant world and seeing beautiful patterns that aren't obvious when you live right down among them. Here's another collection of "dunes" by the sea, with what perhaps look like "mountains" above and behind them.
Another Set of "Dunes" - Original Photo
The view down the beach.
As I head back to my car, I enjoy the view along the beach. Sand, exposed and deeply weathered reef, waves, cliffs, clouds; what a pleasant place to be!
Looking Down the Beach - Original Photo
My walk is over; time to climb the stairs.
When I surf, the hardest thing I do on any given day is get out of the water. The second hardest thing I do is leave the beach.
Sadly, that time has come...
Alongside the stairs up to the road stands the beginning of a very long, deeply weathered cliff. It, too, exhibits intricate natural patterns.
Weathered Cliff by the Stairs - Original Photo
OK, back to work... I hope you've enjoyed these beach scenes with me. Let's go walking again soon.
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