My photography has always tended towards patterns, so it should be no surprise that a lot of my beach photos lean that way. These are a few of the photos that I have taken on our recent beach walks.
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It has been pretty windy lately, which always sculpts the dunes into marvelous shapes.
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The waves make very similar patterns in the hard packed sand.
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The sand here is very fine, which leaves beautiful footprints.
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Sometimes the trails are unfamiliar....
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But if you follow them, you can usually find out who made the trail. In this case, it was a water beetle, who mistook the ocean for fresh water, and did not like the taste.
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Of course, people have to get into the act as well.
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This is where the wind had cut a slope too steep, resulting in a small, sand-slide.
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The pattern left when the sand slipped was wonderful. No matter how many times we walk the same stretch of beach, we always seem to see different things.