found

 beauty in the breakdown

This weekend I photographed a series of shells I found at the beach last summer and fall. 

I find that over the winter I am constantly thinking about the shore and dreaming of lounging in the sun and sand and jumping waves. I think I could live at the beach. 

I miss the smell of salt water and suntan lotion. 

These help. 

I think I may offer a few as prints someday. They would look nice hanging as a group.

You can see all of them on the flickr set -  found

 treasured

scalloped

urchin 

(okay, didn't find this one at the beach but it is pretty amazing)

vacant

lodged

battered and broken

taken in

Cross Country at Fair Hill

I had a wonderful time yesterday at the Dansko Fair Hill International. It was the cross-country phase of the event which is always a favorite. As a spectator you get a nice little hike in walking from jump to jump watching some of the top riders and horses tackle very scary (to me) obstacles. 

Honestly I don't know how some do it!

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