A walk on the beach sparks many images in us. A quiet lake, a roaring ocean, a peaceful river can yield a beach. One of my favourite endeavors as a child and even into adulthood is the opportunity to explore and discover what the water brought to its edge. Camping in Algonquin Park, Ontario- Rock Lake- gave me pieces of flint and even one perfect little arrowhead as life long treasures. Southern trips and the opportunity to go "shelling". Pretty pebbles from a beach in Sardinia. Nature at its best. How many times have we just sat on a beach staring out into the distance, discovering what contemplative thoughts occur. Able to slow down and relish the moment. A bonfire and roasting marshmellows with an unplanned beach party. Playing beach volleyball. Hitting a beach ball. Or just plain suntanning! We can find ourselves gravitating to water. Everyone has a favourite beach. What are your beach memories? Do you have a place with the perfect beach? What have you found there?
The beaches near Tofino, all similar but different, have given me broken chunks of barnacles, fragile sand dollars, clam shells, bits of unusual driftwood, and an endless series of photos. Pictures of all sorts of tide pool organisms, kelp torn loose during storms and lying on the wet sand, couples strolling along together, families with children, individuals playing with their dogs, seagulls resting on the sand at low tide, sunrises and sunsets, and misty mornings. Most of all, the memory of cool, moist salt-laden air and the feeling of being at peace with the world.
ReplyDeleteJust have to love those beach memories.
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