Sea splash
Grobust is one of my favourite beaches on Westray. At one end are rocks which act as a roosting place for gulls and the occasional wader. The rocks interfere with the breaking of waves on the beach and at a specific point in the tide the breaking waves splash onto the beautiful sand. They leave beautiful natural patterns of dampness as the water drains through the sand grains:
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The patterns fascinate me.
![Splash patterns - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Splash-patterns-The-Hall-of-Einar-7047-725x408.jpg)
It’s hard to concentrate on composition when there’s the possibility of getting a soaking when your attention is elsewhere.
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The shapes are like fossilised foam.
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I could stay here studying the patterns forever, but the moment is soon over and the tide moves on and the marks fade.
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Soon, it is as if they were never there.