Patterns in the Sand

I live in Southwest Florida where I can walk for miles on beaches 

that caress the eastern edge of the Gulf of Mexico.

While I am walking I can't help but to notice the patterns

that develop in the ever-changing seashore sands. 

I interpret the patterns in the sand 

maybe

because I was a geographer

and I remember that

Process

is the key to understanding

the shifting of physical 

earth forms.

But also,

I love wind and waves.

And

who doesn't like

detective work???

     From the subtlety of tidal debris patterns to the unmistakable canine foot print, detecting is just a small part of being there when one strolls the calming zone between the land and the sea,

     While walking I ask myself what happened to leave the many and various patterns in the sand? What is the relative timeline in the scene? Which patterns were made first and by what force(s) of nature?

^^^

Please enjoy puzzling over some of the patterns and the natural forces 

at work in the following iPhoto images from some of Florida's sandy beaches.

 

XXX

FIN

Patterns 1

Walking Around St. Thomas More

Consulting my Weather Bug the other day, I found a break in the everfalling summer rains and decided to take a walk around grounds of the St. Thomas More church nearby.  

I needed a relook at the delicate green vines criss-crossing the fallen pine needles in this nature preserve, 

so I took my little Fuji XP waterproof camera with me.

 

                                     

I love to eat mushrooms. 

These are for viewing only.

           

Small things from a busy world.

Near the end of my walk through this St. Thomas More preserve

I passed this landscaping rock that impressed me

as rather alligatorish.

FIN

XXX

GAZ