Spring Break

I love this gateway image. The Washington Long Beach Peninsula has several of these gateways to the beach along pathways. When I took the picture, I imagined using photo software (or regular old scissors) to cut out inside the gateway and put some funky image inside. So far it hasn't happened except in my imagination!

We will spend a couple of days on the Peninsula during spring break. I hope to draw a little bit in between other activities. The beach is a continual source of inspiration for me. From shell bits to sea birds to patterns in waves and sand, the beach is full of things that catch my attention.

As an aside, the Long Beach Peninsula has been accreting sand for several decades. The jetties built to protect the mouth of the Columbia River (boat passages) have redirected wave patterns so that sand has been accumulating on the peninsula, particularly the southern end. The place where this picture was taken probably was close to the high tide mark approximately 50 years ago. Since then dunes have been created, and in some places there are pine forests where there was ocean less than 60 years ago.