Monday 6 June 2011

Designs in the sand

I've taken a couple of photos along the beach of the sand after the sea has gone out.  The sand gets pushed every which way, but somehow it leaves lovely shapes and patterns









and apart from the occasional piece of seaweed we sometimes find these


cuttlefish



and sometimes come across these

umm.....I wonder what this is with?



ah...I think this is the culprit






but by the time I took this photo the horses who had left them were back in their field!


At the end of our walk we passed the Beach Huts which are now in place ready for the holiday season. Each summer they are put back on the sand making a splash of colour, each numbered and each with a girls name
 they make an additional design on the sand
The colours are green, red, blue and yellow randomly repeated




8 comments:

robin cox walsh said...

Ah, nature. Beautiful, sometimes brutal but always interesting. (I’m having beach envy!)

Teri said...

That was so interesting, with the beautiful ocean and beach patterns. Even those little houses are intriguing.

Sadami said...

Dear Ann,
So beautiful photos and your lovely sense of humour are great! Ah, I do love walking on a beach(*we're in winter~~!). Thank you for sharing. ʚ(ˆ◡ˆ)ɞ·.•*•♫°•♫ʚ(ˆ◡ˆ)ɞ
Cheers, Sadami

ann @ studiohyde said...

Hi Robin, Teri and Sadami thanks for your comments they are SO appreciated. Sadami: I forget it is winter with you brrrrrr! You will be wishing for summer and we will be wishing summer continues:)

Kath said...

Loving that urchin on the sand ;-D

Aren't those bathing huts charming?

ann @ studiohyde said...

Hi Kath, Thanks for dropping by - yes that urchin can be hard work sometimes! cheers, ann.

Kathleen Walker said...

Love the multi colored bath houses, so how did they name them do you know? Random girls names or were they originally named after someone. I am sure the names make it easier to remember which one you are assigned to. The cuttlefish bone was interesting, don't think we get them on our beaches.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Hi Kathy, thanks for your comment. Unfortunately I don't know the history of the names for the beach huts, I guess they were random names, but like you say they help people remember their hut and add a personal touch. I do know that they are hired out to include a table, 4 chairs and a windbreak. ....ann:)