7 September 2024 (new moon)

new moon . . .

yellow periwinkles

mark the tideline

13 September 2023 (late summer)

late summer . . .

empty mussel shells

litter the lake shore

27 July 2023 (in my shorts pocket)

in my shorts pocket

a yellow periwinkle . . .

fog burning off

17 April 2021 (midden)

Maine island birthday

he tosses a clamshell

onto the midden

Happy birthday, Paul! xo

20 May 2019 (shell)

morning fog

shining on the sand

yellow periwinkles

24 March 2019 (shells)

shells at low tide

finding the constellation

that points to home

January 28: Shell

snail shell

in an old coat pocket

what we cling to

August 17: Lucia Beach

Girls hum to snails.
I look for a heart,
find a pocketful of moons.

January 17: Beaches

Spent our last full day in Florida soaking up the seaside sun and warmth with a second hike at Stump Pass State Park and a visit to the beach at Blind Pass State Park on Manasota Key. So much to love: shorebirds at surf's edge, diving pelicans, sea grapes, crying ospreys, dolphins passing by offshore, colorful shells tumbled by waves, a gopher tortoise thoughtfully chewing on a blade of grass, anoles rustling among dry palm fronds, and always the ancient rush and rhythm of the waves...

 

Sand slows my steps.

I breathe

in time with waves.

 

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January 12: Stump Pass Beach State Park

Finding sharks' teeth

among the shells--

childhood memory revived.

Here's my grandfather and I collecting sharks' teeth in 1980 at nearby Englewood Beach

Here's my mom collecting sharks' teeth today

March 22: Beach of shells

Spent a few hours at the beach on Sanibel today, one of the premiere shelling beaches. While Paul fished the turquoise waters, I waded, looked for shells, and watched turnstones and other shorebirds wander unafraid among the human visitors, the birds seeming just as interested in the ever-shifting mounds of shells as we were.

 

Each wave sweeps in

fresh shells for me

and sandpipers to pick through.

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