Tag: sand balls

Colourful Monotones

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The photo challenge from Cee: Colourful Monotones

A colourful monotone? I didn’t think I could find anything but then inspiration came to me. Enjoy some Colourful Monotones…..

yellow sky_trees_named_binna burra_march 2018
crab sand balls1_woody head_named_aug 2012
jelly-bean-succulant_named_binna-burra_sept-2016
clouds_named_feb 2015
fern leaf_spikes3_close_home_named_jan 2012
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moss 009_named
1712_standby010_blog challenge_squaresky_sunset
hybiscus_water drops_named_jan 2012

Patterns

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The word prompt from Lens_Artists Photo Challenge: Patterns

So many patterns in this world it was hard to stop myself from just going on with too many photos.

The colourful patterns on the cliff face
cliff face_patterns_named

The amazing patterns created by spiders
spiders web_blackandwhite_named_binna burra_march 2018

The reflection on the water make a very liquid pattern
water reflections01_burano_named_oct 2015

The crazy cat pattern made by the bark of a Spotted Gum Tree.
tree cat_named_home_sept 2017

Wonderful patterns made by Sand Crabs
crab art02_named_emerald beach_march 2017
The patterns on an aeroplanes tail
180812_patterns_airplane tail

The patterns made by water lillies
180812_patterns_water lillies_water

Amazing patterns on the underside of a Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
180812_patterns_yellow tailed black cockatoo
Fabulous patterns on the feathers of an Ibis
180812_patterns_ibis feathers

And of course, the wonderful patterns on our Moon
moon_named_nov-2016

Crab Art

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Everyone who goes to the beach will have seen the small balls laid out on the sand. I find them a wonderful expression of nature. None are the same although some are more elaborate than others. When we went for a walk along Emerald Beach on the Mid-north Coast of NSW, with all the other people who take advantage of a leash free area on the beach where the dogs can run free, I noticed that the small balls on the beach didn’t have any footprints in them. Perhaps there is a bit of respect for the creators of what I like to call Crab Art.

First of all have a close look at the sand balls. They do look rather random don’t they?

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They are a seemingly bunch of sand balls scattered on the beach

crab art05_named_emerald beach_march 2017

But some have a shape and form

crab art04_named_emerald beach_march 2017

Can you see the little roads?

crab art03_named_emerald beach_march 2017

This one has a certain cartoon effect I feel. Can you see the face?

crab art06_named_emerald beach_march 2017

This is one of my favourites. Almost a butterfly?

crab art01_named_emerald beach_march 2017

From another angle you can see the little hole where the crabs “home” is.

crab art02_named_emerald beach_march 2017

You really should meet one of the Crab Artists. They are about the size of a finger tip. What fabulous blue eyes.

crab artist_named_emerald beach_march 2017

Do you think the crabs create art on the beach?