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Wednesday 28 September 2016

Imperfect beauty

The shells were everywhere, razor clam, mussel, oyster, and many I didn't recognize. We had not seen many shells on our visits to the beaches on the north shore of Prince Edward Island this year. However, the beach in Cascumpec Harbour in Northport, had shells. The most interesting ones were the moon snail shells, 

 

many broken 

 

to reveal the beauty of the spiral 

 

which is hidden when the shell is intact. 

 

In their broken beauty, 

 

they were an inspiration there on the red sand.

 

They were not perfect

 

 but their imperfections 

 

made each unique and special in its own way. 

 

Beautiful!

 

30 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

The sacred spiral of the divine!

DJan said...

I love them all, Marie. Thank you so much for the inspiration. :-)

Mage said...

Lovely, thanks.

Silver in AZ said...

shells are so interesting. I prefer not to think of the creepy crawlings that used to inhabit them. ;)

Joanne Noragon said...

I find the sea tumbled stones beautiful, too.

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

So many shapes and textures with the beautiful red sand in the background.

Elephant's Child said...

My father once cut a very thin sliver from a similar shell. One of my brothers has it, and I am awed at its beauty. There is so much magic in the little things.

Celia said...

Such beautiful shells, delicate color inside and wonderful shapes.

Marie Smith said...

Ahh...yes!

Marie Smith said...

I love them too, Jan.

Marie Smith said...

You're welcome, Mage.

Marie Smith said...

SW, the creatures can be off-putting. The shells are gorgeous.

Marie Smith said...

Yes they are. This is the first beach we've seen here with a large number of stones on it.

Marie Smith said...

That sand certainly highlights the shells!

Marie Smith said...

How true, EC. The little things are magic!

Marie Smith said...

Beauty of colour and form, Celia!

Anvilcloud said...

That does look like a treat of a time.

Ginnie said...

Imperfections are what make them beautiful and unique...As in humans !

Marie Smith said...

It was great!

Marie Smith said...

My thought exactly, Ginnie!

Barbara said...

I love shells. When you see them broken like that you wonder about the turbulent trip they made from ocean to shore.

Anonymous said...

But for the efforts of our ancestors in the 1930s, there would be no geese and ducks. Today we must keep up the good fight.

Emma Springfield said...

Imperfections highlight beauty. A small "beauty mark" on an otherwise perfect face makes you notice the beauty even more.

Marie Smith said...

Yes you do, Barbara. It must have been rough.

Marie Smith said...

We must! They are incredible creatures.

Marie Smith said...

They do hightlight beauty as you say.

baili said...

divine display of nature loved them

Marie Smith said...

It is a wondrous display, baili!

The Happy Whisk said...

Lovely finds.

The Happy Whisk said...

That first one is killer nice to look at.