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Gallery: the beauty of seaweed (and shells)

September 3, 2024 / 54 Comments

Why was the sand wet? Because the sea weed!

Apparently that was voted the funniest joke of all time in a poll of British seven- to twelve-year-olds. It’s also been known to make more than a few adults snigger! So while I should perhaps apologise for the slightly scatological humour, I hope it made at least a few of my readers laugh.

For this week’s Lens Artists challenge Anne asks us to share shoreline photos. But having very recently posted a gallery of beach photos (albeit in black and white) I thought it would be more interesting to do something a little different for this one. So instead I’ve focused on things found along the shoreline, mainly seaweed and shells.

There’s something very photogenic about the strands of seaweed we find on the shore. The colours are often rich, the shapes sensuous and sculptural. When I walk on a beach I often find myself pointing the camera downwards, looking for seaweeds, almost as much as towards the sea.

Hover over each image to find out where it was taken. If it doesn’t say otherwise, all are somewhere in England. My feature photo was taken at Druridge Bay, one of our favourite Northumberland beaches. And if many of those below were also taken in Northumberland, that’s not so surprising. It does have some of the loveliest beaches in England! But maybe I should be keeping that a secret?!

Shoreline seashells

Of course by the sea we also have to have seashells. Can you say this tongue-twister?

She sells sea shells by the sea shore. The shells she sells are sea shells I’m sure. So if she sells shells on the sea shore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells.

It’s one of the few I can usually manage without stumbling over the words too much. So here are some shoreline shells, some even still occupied! Unlike the seaweed images, these were taken all over the world. So again, do hover over any shot for a caption. Or click to open a slideshow of all.

We’re off to Paris for a few days tomorrow, so apologies if I’m slower than usual to reply to comments, although I will be reading them all.

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