Tracks in Sand

Tracks – I never tire of them, and sand is perfect for recording them, ephemerally of course.  Sticking to the nyr#2, I have been taking my camera each time I go onto the beach, and in the past few days recorded these sets of tracks.  Some were man made, and tend to feature shoe and tyre or machinery prints (scroll down to “Seasonal Diggings”  Jan 28th for a great pic)  and others made by a variety of other living creatures – such as birds and dogs and even very delicate fine ones left by tiny shell fish in wet sand down near the water’s edge.  I love how some sets of tracks are overlain by others.   The second picture down is intriguing: surely this is not just a circumstantial placement of objects ? for there are always holes dug on the beach – my own DH digs almost constantly when actually sitting down on a beach; or is there some story behind this one? …whatever …. and then the tide comes in and it starts all over again.   These marks show a brief part of the recent history of this part of the earth’s surface, a beach.  These are all Timetracks.

3 Responses to “Tracks in Sand”

  1. Joan Lock says:

    Love these pics. I also like marks on sand – almost as much as bark textures. Must do some more playing.

  2. Alison says:

    Nice to hear from you Joan, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. One thing I realised is that you need to get to the beach either early in the morning or late in the day so there are plenty of shadows highlighting the individual tracks, parrticulary the fine ones htat might escape notice when the sun is higher in the sky.

  3. catsmum says:

    fabulous photos Alison

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