I really like this photo because of the repetition of the blinds in the background and the variety of all the different seashells. I think it shows good principles of design and besides that, I made the wind chime. You cannot tell from this angle but the top of the wind chime is made with recycled magazine pages. I started by cutting strips in the pages and rolling them up. Then I would smush the rolls flat and glued them together in a circle. I made sure that it would not fall apart by binding them with fishing string. Which can be very tricky if you do not know how to do a fishing knot. It is physically tiring as well. You have to attach the shells in a specific pattern while your body is twisted in positions you probably don't find yourself in often. It was pretty hard for me because of my back prob. ^_^!

I thoroughly enjoy the beach, and I even get a little excited when walking along the sand finding a spot to settle down for the next few hrs. I start thinking about all the shells I will find and what I can make with them. I feel so free when my body is suspended in the water. And I sure you know as well as I do how peace it is to just lay back on the sand and listen to the seagulls and the waves crash on the shore.

Just the other day I was at the beach (if you didn't already assume that) and I had a first time encounter with a jelly fish. I knew what they looked like from books and pictures and the discovery channel. Thankfully the experience was not spoiled by it stinging me, (as soon as I saw it I fled in panic ^_^.) I was beautiful looking back on it though. It was pink, my favorite color, and when I think back to the way it swam, it was so calm as if the waves had no effect on it. It was as if the water just went through it, not pushing it at all. lol. Meanwhile whenever a wave hits me, a much bigger creature, lol, I fall over just about every time! hehe!